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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Billie Jo have a crush on?
(a) Mad Dog
(b) Evan
(c) Jerome
(d) Arlen

2. What does Louise arrange in a bowl?
(a) Peaches
(b) Apples
(c) Flowers
(d) Candles

3. What does Billie Jo see along the tracks?
(a) Dogs
(b) Cattle
(c) Migrants
(d) Hobos

4. What does Daddy's pond represent to Billie Jo?
(a) Hope
(b) His grave
(c) A folly
(d) A dream

5. Of what disease does Pete Guyton, the produce man, die?
(a) Heart attack
(b) Dust Pneumonia
(c) Kidney failure
(d) Cancer

6. Who begins to leave the area in large groups?
(a) Migrant workers
(b) Farmers
(c) Retailers
(d) Road workers

7. What item is not made for this year's Christmas dinner?
(a) Roast turkey
(b) Cranberry sauce
(c) Glazed ham
(d) Lemon pie

8. What realization does Billie Jo come to while on the train?
(a) She wants to go to Aunt Ellis' house
(b) She misses her father
(c) She wants to move to Amarillo
(d) She has left her father alone

9. The sheriff catches some men producing _________________ down by the river.
(a) Moonshine
(b) Noise
(c) Marijuana
(d) Tobacco

10. Where does Billie Jo go in the middle of the night?
(a) Aunt Ellis' house
(b) Miss Freeland's house
(c) Amarillo
(d) A train headed west

11. Where does Daddy decide to go?
(a) California
(b) Church
(c) Oregon
(d) Night school

12. Where is the talent contest held?
(a) The church hall
(b) The Palace
(c) The school auditorium
(d) The VFW hall

13. After Mad Dog's performance, Billie Jo knows that he ________________________.
(a) Will be changing careers
(b) Will never return to this town
(c) Will be coming home soon
(d) Is master of his own future

14. How does Billie Jo describe her train trip?
(a) Boring
(b) Lonely
(c) Interesting
(d) Exhilirating

15. Why is Mad Dog leaving?
(a) To go to college
(b) To work for the power company
(c) To work on the railroad
(d) To sing on the radio

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Daddy meet Louise?

2. What does the passenger leave Billie Jo when he goes?

3. What is Louise's best domestic skill?

4. What does the sheriff give to Miss Freeland for the children?

5. What would Billie Jo like to see when she looks in the mirror?

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