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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 tells Louise that there is nothing better than __________________.
(a) Butterflies
(b) Home
(c) Chocolate
(d) Rain

2. Billie Jo feels _____________ in the presence of her father.
(a) Sad
(b) Alone
(c) Happy
(d) Nothing

3. Who shares the train car with Billie Jo?
(a) A priest
(b) A single mother
(c) A dirty man
(d) A newlywed couple

4. What arrives at the school compliments of the government?
(a) Surplus food
(b) New books
(c) A school bus
(d) Art supplies

5. Which of the following is not something Billie Jo feels bitter about?
(a) Ma's death
(b) Her father's indifference
(c) The dust
(d) Mad Dog's success

Short Answer Questions

1. To what event do Billie Jo and her father go all dressed up?

2. To what city is Mad Dog going?

3. Of what disease does Pete Guyton, the produce man, die?

4. What is Billie Jo's main concern right now?

5. What item is not made for this year's Christmas dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the bittersweet accomplishment Billie Jo makes at school?

2. Who is Louise?

3. How do the children and the itinerant family interact with each other?

4. How does Doc Rice treat both Daddy and Billie Jo?

5. What are the circumstances around the black cloud on the way to the funeral?

6. How does the lack of a mother make Billie Jo unsure of how to manage her feelings about Mad Dog?

7. Why is the lack of cranberry sauce such a poignant lack at Christmas dinner?

8. How does Billie Jo block Louise's entry into a part of their lives?

9. How does Billie Jo attempt to escape her life and the dust?

10. How does fire seem to be an ever-present threat in Billie Jo's life?

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