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

3. What event is held at the courthouse?
(a) Barbershop quartet show
(b) Ice cream social
(c) Art exhibit
(d) Political rally

4. What does Billie Jo call playing piano on stage?
(a) Terrifying
(b) A one time thing
(c) Nerve wracking
(d) Heaven

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

6. Why does Billie Jo go to Mrs. Brown's house?
(a) To see a flower as big as a plate
(b) To learn to sew
(c) To take singing lessons
(d) To eat raspberry pie

7. What does President Roosevelt encourage people to plant in the dust bowl?
(a) Trees
(b) Wildflowers
(c) Soybeans
(d) Prairie grass

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

9. Who used to encourage Billie Jo to try out for a sport?
(a) Daddy
(b) The softball coach
(c) The basketball coach
(d) Ma

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

11. When did Ma start to teach Billie Jo how to play the piano?
(a) On Christmas
(b) During summer vacation
(c) On her fifth birthday
(d) On her tenth birthday

12. What totally unexpected event occurs in Autumn 1934?
(a) It snows
(b) Billie Jo falls in love
(c) A meteor falls in the field
(d) Daddy sells the farm

13. What little bit of good happens at the beginning of Summer 1934?
(a) An inheritance
(b) A new car
(c) A drizzling rain
(d) A bank loan

14. How many times does Billie Jo attend the event at the courthouse?
(a) 3
(b) 2
(c) 7
(d) 4

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