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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Daddy's job?
(a) Selling agricultural implements
(b) Digging holes for towers
(c) Auditing tax returns
(d) Selling men's clothes

2. What do Mr. Noble and Mr. Romney do to take care of the pests?
(a) Set traps
(b) Put out poison
(c) Call the exterminator
(d) Have a rabbit-killing contest

3. What is the relationship between Billie Jo and Daddy?
(a) They avoid each other
(b) They spend as much time together as possible
(c) They don't talk much
(d) They are hostile

4. What do the neighbors talk about after Ma's funeral?
(a) How Billie Jo threw the bucket of kerosene
(b) How Ma was too good for Daddy
(c) How dirty the house is
(d) How young Ma was

5. For what fruit does Billie Jo have a fondness?
(a) Grapes
(b) Apples
(c) Peaches
(d) Pears

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Haydon P. Nye?

2. What is Daddy doing based on advice Ma had given him?

3. What does Billie Jo wish she could do in town?

4. What does Billie Jo see on the way to the store?

5. What does Billie Jo do each day before and after school?

(see the answer key)

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