Out of the Dust Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 119 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Out of the Dust Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 119 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In what state is Billie Jo born?
(a) Oklahoma
(b) Mississippi
(c) Ohio
(d) Oregon

4. Billie Jo chooses a set of songs that all have the word ___________ in the title.
(a) Sky
(b) Honey
(c) Love
(d) Baby

5. Why does the person in #79 not ask Billie Jo to try out for a sport?
(a) Because the school has cancelled the athletic program
(b) Because the team is full
(c) Because her hands are injured
(d) Because they're not taking girls on the team

6. After the exhibit is over, Billie Jo is angry because ___________________________.
(a) They didn't make enough money
(b) None of her painting sold
(c) She can't see more art
(d) She is on the clean-up crew

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

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

9. How does dust get into the classroom?
(a) The cracks in the walls and the windows
(b) Through the mail slot
(c) The skylight
(d) Down the chimney

10. Billie Jo cannot forgive her father for _________________________.
(a) Abandoning her
(b) The pail of kerosene left by the stove
(c) Not loving her enough
(d) Not buying her a new dress

11. What is contained in the boxes that Billie Jo finds?
(a) Mementoes of Billie Jo's life
(b) Travel brochures
(c) Antique knives
(d) Cookie cutters

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

13. How does Billie Jo have to set the table during the dust bowl era?
(a) With dish towels covering the food
(b) With a plastic tablecloth
(c) With the plates and glasses upside down
(d) With plastic wrap over the dishes

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Billie Jo mad at her mother?

2. What ruins the family's winter wheat crop?

3. Which of the following does not hurt Billie Jo's hands?

4. What type of trees are in Billie Jo's front yard?

5. Who has been Billie Jo's best friend since first grade?

(see the answer keys)

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