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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. Where does Aunt Ellis live?
(a) Waco, Texas
(b) Portland, Oregon
(c) Albuquerque, New Mexico
(d) Lubbock, Texas

2. At what event is Billie Jo unable to play the piano because her hands hurt?
(a) Sunday church services
(b) Arley's wedding anniversary
(c) A dance recital
(d) Graduation

3. Which of the following does the piano not represent for Billie Jo?
(a) Comfort
(b) Success
(c) Ma
(d) Acceptance

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

5. What does Billie Jo not want people to say about her?
(a) She has bad manners
(b) Her clothes are torn
(c) She plays like a cripple
(d) She is stupid

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Billie Jo view Louise's role in her life?

2. How does Billie Jo describe her train trip?

3. Which of the following is not something Billie Jo feels bitter about?

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

5. What does Billie Jo realize about Louise?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Billie Jo feel about the famous photographer who comes from Canada to take pictures of the dust bowl?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Who is Louise?

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

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

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

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