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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 Daddy decide to go?
(a) California
(b) Oregon
(c) Church
(d) Night school

2. To what city is Mad Dog going?
(a) Lubbock
(b) Waco
(c) Amarillo
(d) Dallas

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

4. How does Billie Jo view Louise's role in her life?
(a) Sarcastically
(b) Openly
(c) Skeptically
(d) Cautiously

5. Who does Billie Jo have a crush on?
(a) Evan
(b) Arlen
(c) Mad Dog
(d) Jerome

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Billie Jo tells Louise that there is nothing better than __________________.

4. How does Billie Jo feel now about her mother's death?

5. Who does Billie Jo call from the train station?

Short Essay Questions

1. With whom does Billie Jo share a train car for a short while? Explain that experience and what it teaches Billie Jo.

2. What does Billie Jo think her father is looking for when he looks at her?

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

4. What is the content of the letter Aunt Ellis sends to Billie Jo?

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

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

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

8. What news does Mad Dog come to deliver to Billie Jo?

9. What does Billie Jo think about the dinosaur bones that are found in Oklahoma?

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

(see the answer keys)

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