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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Billie Jo take with her when she leaves in the middle of the night?
(a) Aunt Ellis' letter and some food
(b) A little money and food
(c) Clothes on her back
(d) A little money and Ma's picture

3. What is the content of the letter from Aunt Ellis?
(a) She wants Billie Jo to come live with her
(b) She invites Billie Jo and Daddy to come for a visit
(c) She sends details about her will
(d) She informs Daddy of a relative's death

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

5. To what city is Mad Dog going?
(a) Waco
(b) Lubbock
(c) Amarillo
(d) Dallas

6. Who is James Kingsbury?
(a) Secretary of State
(b) A Congressman
(c) A Canadian photographer
(d) The new Methodist minister

7. Mrs. Love, the government lady, takes applications for males to work ____________ jobs.
(a) CCC
(b) IRS
(c) Trucking
(d) Construction

8. Billie Jo tells Louise that there is nothing better than __________________.
(a) Home
(b) Rain
(c) Butterflies
(d) Chocolate

9. Where will Billie Jo not allow Louise to go?
(a) Her classroom
(b) The graves of Ma and Franklin
(c) Her dance recital
(d) Aunt Ellis' house

10. What makes the people of Oklahoma begin to think that the dust plague might be over?
(a) A week of rain
(b) Much cooler weather
(c) Two days of clear blue
(d) A rainbow

11. Which of the following does the piano not represent for Billie Jo?
(a) Comfort
(b) Acceptance
(c) Success
(d) Ma

12. Where does Daddy not want Billie Jo to go?
(a) Aunt Ellis' house
(b) Amarillo
(c) College
(d) California

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

14. Which of the following is not on Billie's Jo's list of things she is thankful for at Thanksgiving?
(a) Daddy's smile
(b) Textbooks
(c) Food without dust
(d) Home

15. What do Billie Jo and Daddy encounter on the way to a funeral?
(a) A rainbow
(b) Relatives having a picnic
(c) A train accident
(d) A black cloud of dust

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Billie Jo see along the tracks?

2. What does Billie Jo find in a box of baby clothes?

3. What does Billie Jo's father have on his face?

4. Who does Billie Jo have a crush on?

5. Who is Haydon P. Nye?

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