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

2. What does Daddy do as a result of Ma's injuries?
(a) Sells the farm
(b) Goes on a drinking binge
(c) Hires some help
(d) Makes out his will

3. What is Billie Jo's new baby brother named?
(a) Fletcher
(b) Vaughn
(c) Franklin
(d) Frederick

4. What do the neighbors talk about after Ma's funeral?
(a) How Ma was too good for Daddy
(b) How young Ma was
(c) How Billie Jo threw the bucket of kerosene
(d) How dirty the house is

5. What scholastic achievement does Billie Jo reach?
(a) Highest in the state achievement tests
(b) Completed high school two years early
(c) Full college scholarship
(d) Winner of the regional spelling bee

Short Answer Questions

1. What is eating the crops?

2. Who will be singing at the dance revue?

3. Ma thinks they should try growing some crops that do better in dry weather like cotton or ______________.

4. Billie Jo would be a good athlete because she is ___________ and has great hands.

5. What do Daddy and Ma argue about?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Mad Dog say he got his nickname? What is his real name?

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

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

6. Who is Livie?

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

8. What is the irony of Ma not liking Billie Jo to play the piano?

9. How does Billie Jo feel about the piano since Ma has died?

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

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