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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. Billie Jo likes seeing new places and ________________________.
(a) Going sightseeing
(b) Having fun
(c) Taking pictures
(d) Meeting new people

2. What does Billie Jo wish she could buy at the store?
(a) Headbands
(b) Sheet music
(c) Makeup
(d) Chocolates

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

4. Who has a reputation for cheating customers at his store?
(a) Mr. Romney
(b) Mad Dog Craddock
(c) Mr. Hardly
(d) Arley Wanderdale

5. What does Daddy say Mad Dog's real name is?
(a) Marcus
(b) Maddox
(c) He doesn't know
(d) Maitlan

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the dust storm that roars through the area?

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

3. What does Billie Jo hunger for in her life?

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

5. What little bit of good happens at the beginning of Summer 1934?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the importance of the apple trees to Ma and Billie Jo?

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

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

5. Who is Livie?

6. How does Mad Dog make Billie Jo feel like things are back to normal at least for a little bit?

7. How does Ma react when a brief rain comes in the Summer of 1934?

8. What is the dust a metaphor for?

9. Explain the accident that severely injures Ma and Billie Jo.

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

(see the answer keys)

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