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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 country did Billie Jo's father serve during the war?
(a) England
(b) Vietnam
(c) Korea
(d) France

2. What is Daddy's job?
(a) Selling men's clothes
(b) Selling agricultural implements
(c) Digging holes for towers
(d) Auditing tax returns

3. For what fruit does Billie Jo have a fondness?
(a) Apples
(b) Pears
(c) Grapes
(d) Peaches

4. Mad Dog says he got his name because as a child he used to _________________ like a mad dog.
(a) Eat anything he could
(b) Run the streets
(c) Rattle his chain
(d) Growl

5. What do the girls at the show want to know about Mad Dog?
(a) How old he is
(b) Where he performs
(c) Where he lives
(d) How he got his name

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Daddy do as a result of Ma's injuries?

2. What happens to Ma as Billie Jo is trying to save the apple trees?

3. Ma is burned so badly that she is _______________________.

4. What does Ma think will help get water to the crops?

5. When did Ma start to teach Billie Jo how to play the piano?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the significance of the snowfall in Autumn 1934?

3. Explain the symbolism of Ma's death which corresponds with the devastation of the apple trees.

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

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

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

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

8. What is Bille Jo's overall state of mind in Autumn 1934?

9. What is the dust a metaphor for?

10. How are Billie Jo's injuries treated?

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