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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Spring 1935,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Aunt Ellis live?
(a) Albuquerque, New Mexico
(b) Waco, Texas
(c) Portland, Oregon
(d) Lubbock, Texas

2. What scholastic achievement does Billie Jo reach?
(a) Highest in the state achievement tests
(b) Full college scholarship
(c) Completed high school two years early
(d) Winner of the regional spelling bee

3. The boy who stops at Billie Jo's house to work and eat is headed to __________________.
(a) Las Vegas
(b) Oregon
(c) California
(d) Georgia

4. What does Billie Jo see on the way to the store?
(a) Rib-thin cattle
(b) Car dealership
(c) Tumbleweeds
(d) Mountains

5. Ma is burned so badly that she is _______________________.
(a) Fevered
(b) Charred
(c) Comatose
(d) Unrecognizable

Short Answer Questions

1. What little bit of good happens at the beginning of Summer 1934?

2. What does the sheriff give to Miss Freeland for the children?

3. What does Billie Jo like to fall from the trees into her hair?

4. Who will be singing at the dance revue?

5. How many other children other than Billie Jo are in Billie Jo's family in the Beginning?

(see the answer key)

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