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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. What item is not made for this year's Christmas dinner?
2. What does the passenger take from Billie Jo when he leaves?
3. Where does Aunt Ellis live?
4. What does Billie Jo place over her nose to prevent breathing in the dust while she's in bed?
5. Why can the mail train not get through?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Who is Louise?
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 immediate plans to Billie Jo and Daddy make to begin healing?
5. How do the children and the itinerant family interact with each other?
6. Who are the unexpected tenants of the schoolhouse for a couple weeks?
7. How does the lack of a mother make Billie Jo unsure of how to manage her feelings about Mad Dog?
8. How does Billie Jo block Louise's entry into a part of their lives?
9. What is the bittersweet accomplishment Billie Jo makes at school?
10. How can something as normal as rain be viewed as special to Billie Jo and the people in town?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a character sketch of Daddy. Be sure to include both physical and emotional characteristics as well as personal motivations, fears, etc.
Essay Topic 2
Billie Jo becomes an outcast due to her hands being deformed after the fire. How does she manage through this stigma? How does she wish people would treat her? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
OUT OF THE DUST is a verse novel. Explain the concept of what a verse novel is and cite examples that support your answer.
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