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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 does President Roosevelt encourage people to plant in the dust bowl?
(a) Trees
(b) Wildflowers
(c) Prairie grass
(d) Soybeans

2. In what state is Billie Jo born?
(a) Ohio
(b) Oregon
(c) Oklahoma
(d) Mississippi

3. How many times does Billie Jo attend the event at the courthouse?
(a) 4
(b) 2
(c) 7
(d) 3

4. What musical instrument does Billie Jo like?
(a) Guitar
(b) Violin
(c) Piano
(d) Flute

5. Why does Ma make Billie Jo return to the store?
(a) She got four cents too much in change
(b) She forgot the sugar
(c) She forgot the coffee
(d) She forgot to get the mail

Short Answer Questions

1. How many other children other than Billie Jo are in Billie Jo's family in the Beginning?

2. What does Billie Jo call playing piano on stage?

3. Billie Jo says about her father that "If he had cried, his tears would have been __________ too, but he didn't cry."

4. Who is Arley Wanderdale?

5. What does Billie Jo do as the dust storm approaches?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Who is Livie?

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

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

9. How are Billie Jo's injuries treated?

10. How does Billie Jo like being on the road and playing piano?

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