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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How is Daddy going to get help with the farm?
(a) A new partner
(b) A new tractor
(c) Better seeds
(d) A government loan

3. What is Billie Jo's new baby brother named?
(a) Vaughn
(b) Frederick
(c) Franklin
(d) Fletcher

4. What does Billie Jo see eating up the wheat crop?
(a) Locusts
(b) Grasshoppers
(c) Beetles
(d) Deer

5. Who is Arley Wanderdale?
(a) A seed salesman
(b) The army recruiter
(c) Billie Jo's music teacher
(d) The local extension agent

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Billie Jo likes seeing new places and ________________________.

3. When did Ma start to teach Billie Jo how to play the piano?

4. What does Billie Jo call playing piano on stage?

5. What does Ma think will help get water to the crops?

(see the answer key)

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