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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Spring 1934,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what state is Billie Jo born?
(a) Mississippi
(b) Oklahoma
(c) Ohio
(d) Oregon

2. Billie Jo says about her father that "If he had cried, his tears would have been __________ too, but he didn't cry."
(a) Mud
(b) Angry
(c) Salty
(d) Dust

3. What is eating the crops?
(a) Deer
(b) Foxes
(c) Rabbits
(d) Squirrels

4. To what state is Billie Jo's best friend moving?
(a) California
(b) Georgi
(c) Ohio
(d) New Mexico

5. Why does Billie Jo think she should get extra credit in class?
(a) She tutored a classmate
(b) She did extra homework
(c) She shares her textbooks
(d) Dust blows into the classroom during a dust storm

Short Answer Questions

1. What helps Billie Jo escape life's problems?

2. What does Daddy say uses up more water than the wheat?

3. Who has a reputation for cheating customers at his store?

4. What flowers would grow on the graves of the war dead?

5. How does Billie Jo have to set the table during the dust bowl era?

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