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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 Billie Jo go in the middle of the night?
(a) A train headed west
(b) Amarillo
(c) Miss Freeland's house
(d) Aunt Ellis' house
2. Which of the following does not catch on fire in the town?
(a) The church
(b) Cars
(c) Railroad cars
(d) The school
3. What does Billie Jo not want people to say about her?
(a) She has bad manners
(b) She is stupid
(c) She plays like a cripple
(d) Her clothes are torn
4. Where will Billie Jo not allow Louise to go?
(a) Aunt Ellis' house
(b) The graves of Ma and Franklin
(c) Her dance recital
(d) Her classroom
5. What is found on the church steps?
(a) Flowers
(b) Used clothes
(c) A baby
(d) A food basket
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Billie Jo place over her nose to prevent breathing in the dust while she's in bed?
2. Why does Billie Jo tell her father to go to the doctor?
3. What do the ranchers collect in the spring to feed their cows?
4. Who begins to leave the area in large groups?
5. Where do people in town go to listen to Mad Dog's radio performance?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Joe De La Flor and what hardship does he face regarding his cattle?
2. Why is the lack of cranberry sauce such a poignant lack at Christmas dinner?
3. How does Billie Jo feel about the famous photographer who comes from Canada to take pictures of the dust bowl?
4. How does Billie Jo assign human characteristics to her piano?
5. What is the content of the letter Aunt Ellis sends to Billie Jo?
6. How did Billie Jo's time away change the relationship between her and her father?
7. What are the circumstances around the black cloud on the way to the funeral?
8. Who are the unexpected tenants of the schoolhouse for a couple weeks?
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?
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