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

4. What does Billie Jo call her father since Ma's death?
(a) Daddy dearest
(b) Kerosene killer
(c) My father
(d) Papa

5. What does Daddy say Mad Dog's real name is?
(a) Maddox
(b) He doesn't know
(c) Marcus
(d) Maitlan

6. Billie Jo is glad to be around Mad Dog because he _________________________ or treat her like she's handicapped.
(a) Doesn't drink alcohol
(b) Doesn't stare at her hands
(c) Doesn't leer at her
(d) Doesn't swear

7. What does Miss Freeland explain to Billie Jo's class?
(a) The case for evolution
(b) The solar system
(c) The reasons for World War I
(d) How the drought happened

8. In what country did Billie Jo's father serve during the war?
(a) France
(b) Vietnam
(c) Korea
(d) England

9. What does Daddy think about Ma's idea to get water to the crops?
(a) It is idiotic
(b) It will dry up the well
(c) It is sure worth a try
(d) It is bound to work

10. What noteworthy event happens in Hawaii in the summer of 1934?
(a) The stereo is invented
(b) There is a pineapple pickers strike
(c) Mount Kilauea erupts
(d) Pearl Harbor is attacked

11. Billie Jo would be a good athlete because she is ___________ and has great hands.
(a) A team player
(b) Fast
(c) Aggressive
(d) Tall

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

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

14. In what war did Billie Jo's father serve?
(a) World War II
(b) Vietnam War
(c) World War I
(d) Korean War

15. Why is Billie Jo mad at her mother?
(a) She will not let her go to the movies
(b) She will not make her a new dress
(c) She will not let her wear makeup
(d) She will not let her miss school to practice for a program