View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old will Billie Jo be when her mother has the new baby?
(a) 21
(b) 14
(c) 9
(d) 10

3. Billie Jo is glad to be around Mad Dog because he _________________________ or treat her like she's handicapped.
(a) Doesn't stare at her hands
(b) Doesn't swear
(c) Doesn't leer at her
(d) Doesn't drink alcohol

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many times does Billie Jo attend the event at the courthouse?

3. Why does Billie Jo think she should get extra credit in class?

4. How does dust get into the classroom?

5. What is in the pail that Ma grabs in the kitchen?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the wandering boy symbolize all the people who want to escape the dust bowl and have a better life in California?

3. Explain Billie Jo's reference to red poppies.

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

5. Explain how people view Billie Jo now that her hands are injured.

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

7. How are Billie Jo's injuries treated?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,054 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample