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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 Billie Jo think about as she sits in front of Ma's piano?
(a) Mad Dog's success
(b) Livie's laughter
(c) A song for babies
(d) Ma's playing

2. What is the content of the letter from Aunt Ellis?
(a) She wants Billie Jo to come live with her
(b) She sends details about her will
(c) She informs Daddy of a relative's death
(d) She invites Billie Jo and Daddy to come for a visit

3. Who is Louise?
(a) The new phone operator in town
(b) Doc Rice's nurse
(c) Daddy's lady friend
(d) Billie Jo's aunt

4. What does Doc Rice tell Billie Jo to do with her hands?
(a) Rub oil into them
(b) Wear protective gloves
(c) Limit the use of them
(d) Use them

5. The sheriff catches some men producing _________________ down by the river.
(a) Tobacco
(b) Noise
(c) Moonshine
(d) Marijuana

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Billie Jo test the difference between snow and dust?

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

3. What are the spots on Daddy's face?

4. What do Billie Jo and the passenger have in common?

5. What would Billie Jo like to see when she looks in the mirror?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Billie Jo assign human characteristics to her piano?

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

5. For what things is Billie Jo thankful on this Thanksgiving?

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

7. Why are the migrant workers leaving the area in such large numbers?

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

9. Who are the unexpected tenants of the schoolhouse for a couple weeks?

10. Who is Joe De La Flor and what hardship does he face regarding his cattle?

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