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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Spring 1935,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What totally unexpected event occurs in Autumn 1934?
(a) A meteor falls in the field
(b) Daddy sells the farm
(c) Billie Jo falls in love
(d) It snows

2. How had Ma brought in a little bit of money once in awhile?
(a) Playing piano
(b) Sewing
(c) Painting
(d) Baking

3. What can Billie Jo no longer tolerate?
(a) Living with her father
(b) Being in a room with a piano
(c) Being a teenager
(d) Going to school

4. What does Billie Jo like to fall from the trees into her hair?
(a) Leaves
(b) Twigs
(c) Buds
(d) Blossoms

5. How does dust get into the classroom?
(a) Through the mail slot
(b) The cracks in the walls and the windows
(c) Down the chimney
(d) The skylight

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do people in town go to listen to Mad Dog's radio performance?

2. What crop is dying and drying up?

3. What does Daddy do when a good rain comes following the snow?

4. Billie Jo is glad to be around Mad Dog because he _________________________ or treat her like she's handicapped.

5. What is the content of the letter from Aunt Ellis?

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