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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what opera is Billie Jo's teacher going to sing?
(a) Madame Butterfly
(b) The Marriage of Figaro
(c) Aida
(d) Rigoletto

2. In Billie Jo's dream, Ma gives birth to a baby ______________.
(a) Deer
(b) Of flames
(c) Girl
(d) Boy

3. How does Ma care for the trees?
(a) Doesn't do anything to them
(b) Fertilizes them every week
(c) Waters them despite the drought
(d) Prunes them each summer

4. What does Billie Jo call her father since Ma's death?
(a) Papa
(b) Kerosene killer
(c) Daddy dearest
(d) My father

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What event is held at the courthouse?

2. In what war did Billie Jo's father serve?

3. What does Billie Jo like to fall from the trees into her hair?

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

5. What does Billie Jo wish she could do in town?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Billie Jo's injuries treated?

2. Who is Livie?

3. How does Billie Jo earn money playing the piano?

4. What are the special rules about setting the table during the dust bowl era?

5. In addition to her love for music, what other force drives Billie Jo to have beautiful experiences?

6. What is Billie Jo looking forward to regarding the apples?

7. What is the argument about a pond between Daddy and Ma?

8. Describe some of the grim scenarios that Billie Jo sees.

9. What are Ma's injuries and how does Daddy take care of her?

10. Describe the dust storm that wakes Billie Jo at night.

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