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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 Daddy reveal to Billie Jo?
(a) He thought of leaving too
(b) He didn't always love Ma
(c) He never wanted another child
(d) He has a college fund for her

2. What does Billie Jo's father have on his face?
(a) Beard
(b) Mustache
(c) Spots
(d) Jam

3. What do the thoughts of her mother prompt Billie Jo to do?
(a) Scrub the house
(b) Learn to bake
(c) Mend Daddy's shirts
(d) Play the piano

4. Why is Mad Dog leaving?
(a) To sing on the radio
(b) To go to college
(c) To work for the power company
(d) To work on the railroad

5. How did Daddy meet Louise?
(a) She worked at the phone company
(b) She worked at the grocer's
(c) She was Daddy's teacher in night school
(d) She worked at the bank

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who begins to leave the area in large groups?

3. What does Billie Jo realize about Louise?

4. What does Billie Jo place over her nose to prevent breathing in the dust while she's in bed?

5. What is the relationship between Billie Jo and Daddy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Explain Billie Jo's cautious optimism where Louise is concerned.

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

5. How does Billie Jo finally come to terms with the dust and its full impact on her life?

6. What immediate plans to Billie Jo and Daddy make to begin healing?

7. Billie Jo has not taken any interest in cleaning the house until she sees someone else scrubbing hardened mud. What does this prompt Billie Jo to do and why does she feel haunted by Ma in her actions?

8. How can something as normal as rain be viewed as special to Billie Jo and the people in town?

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

10. Who is Louise?

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