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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How did Daddy meet Louise?
2. What does Billie Jo tell Louise that Billie Jo has like her mother?
3. Who is James Kingsbury?
4. Where do people in town go to listen to Mad Dog's radio performance?
5. What is the relationship between Billie Jo and Daddy?
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 does the lack of a mother make Billie Jo unsure of how to manage her feelings about Mad Dog?
3. What does Billie Jo admit to herself about her mother's death, her father's indifference toward her and her need to escape this life?
4. What does Billie Jo think her father is looking for when he looks at her?
5. Explain Billie Jo's cautious optimism where Louise is concerned.
6. How does Billie Jo attempt to escape her life and the dust?
7. With whom does Billie Jo share a train car for a short while? Explain that experience and what it teaches Billie Jo.
8. 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?
9. How does Billie Jo finally come to terms with the dust and its full impact on her life?
10. Who is Joe De La Flor and what hardship does he face regarding his cattle?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain the thought process that Billie Jo has that prompts her to hop a train headed west. What prompts her to return home? What was the purpose of this experience for both Billie Jo and Daddy?
Essay Topic 2
Who is Mad Dog and what role does he play in Billie Jo's life as the story extends? Cite examples to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Write a character sketch of Billie Jo. Be sure to include both physical and emotional characteristics as well as personal motivations, fears, etc.
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