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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. What happens when Billie Jo throws the pail outside?
(a) It hits Ma and she is burned
(b) It breaks in two
(c) It breaks a window
(d) It hits a neighbor kid

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

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

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

5. Which of the following does not hurt Billie Jo's hands?
(a) Heat
(b) Salt
(c) Dust
(d) Air

Short Answer Questions

1. What flowers would grow on the graves of the war dead?

2. What noteworthy event happens in Hawaii in the summer of 1934?

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

4. How many trees are in Billie Jo's front yard?

5. What crop is dying and drying up?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Daddy blows his nose or coughs after a dust storm?

2. Who is Billie Jo? What does she like? Where does she live and who is her family?

3. What are the first indications that Billie Jo wants to escape her situation for a brighter life?

4. What is the issue with the rabbits and why is Billie Jo so upset about it?

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

6. What happens in the aftermath of Ma's death?

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

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

9. What is the dust a metaphor for?

10. How do Billie Jo and Daddy interact now that Ma is gone?

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