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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Ma thinks they should try growing some crops that do better in dry weather like cotton or ______________.
(a) Alfalfa
(b) Corn
(c) Soybeans
(d) Sorghum

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

5. Where does Daddy go to work?
(a) Macy's
(b) The power company
(c) The phone company
(d) The state government

6. Mad Dog says he got his name because as a child he used to _________________ like a mad dog.
(a) Growl
(b) Rattle his chain
(c) Eat anything he could
(d) Run the streets

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

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

9. What crop is dying and drying up?
(a) Wheat
(b) Soybeans
(c) Corn
(d) Oats

10. How many trees are in Billie Jo's front yard?
(a) 2
(b) 6
(c) 9
(d) 3

11. What type of trees are in Billie Jo's front yard?
(a) Apple
(b) Peach
(c) Maple
(d) Pear

12. What can Billie Jo no longer tolerate?
(a) Being in a room with a piano
(b) Going to school
(c) Being a teenager
(d) Living with her father

13. What does Arley ask Billie Jo to do for Vera Wanderdale's dance revue?
(a) Sew costumes
(b) Play piano
(c) Serve refreshments
(d) Sell tickets

14. How old will Billie Jo be when her mother has the new baby?
(a) 21
(b) 10
(c) 9
(d) 14

15. Who has been Billie Jo's best friend since first grade?
(a) Olivia
(b) Livie
(c) Ellie
(d) Lillie

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Ma is burned so badly that she is _______________________.

3. Which of the following does Billie Jo not want to find in the world?

4. What color is the dust storm that roars through the area?

5. To what state is Billie Jo's best friend moving?

(see the answer keys)

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