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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Daddy doing based on advice Ma had given him?
(a) Buying a tractor
(b) Digging a pond
(c) Hiring some help
(d) Selling the farm

2. What does Billie Jo see sliding down her mother's skin?
(a) Syrup
(b) Jam
(c) Blood
(d) Rain

3. What does Daddy say uses up more water than the wheat?
(a) Baths
(b) Doing laundry
(c) Washing dishes
(d) Apple trees

4. Why does Daddy get a different job?
(a) The crop is not going to produce anything
(b) He needs insurance benefits
(c) He is bored with farming
(d) He wants an office job

5. How does Billie Jo have to set the table during the dust bowl era?
(a) With a plastic tablecloth
(b) With plastic wrap over the dishes
(c) With dish towels covering the food
(d) With the plates and glasses upside down

Short Answer Questions

1. Billie Jo cannot forgive her father for _________________________.

2. What does President Roosevelt encourage people to plant in the dust bowl?

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

4. After the exhibit is over, Billie Jo is angry because ___________________________.

5. Who has been Billie Jo's best friend since first grade?

(see the answer key)

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