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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is in the pail that Ma grabs in the kitchen?
(a) Kerosene
(b) Water
(c) Oats
(d) Oil

2. What is Daddy doing based on advice Ma had given him?
(a) Hiring some help
(b) Digging a pond
(c) Selling the farm
(d) Buying a tractor

3. What would Billie Jo like to see when she looks in the mirror?
(a) Longer hair
(b) Traces of Ma
(c) Smaller ears
(d) A different color of eyes

4. Mad Dog says he got his name because as a child he used to _________________ like a mad dog.
(a) Rattle his chain
(b) Growl
(c) Eat anything he could
(d) Run the streets

5. Which of the following is not one of the things Billie Jo expects to eat after the apples are ripe?
(a) Cake
(b) Sauce
(c) Pudding
(d) Candy

Short Answer Questions

1. Arley thinks that Billie Jo can ___________________________.

2. What little bit of good happens at the beginning of Summer 1934?

3. What is eating the crops?

4. What does Billie Jo do each day before and after school?

5. Ma is burned so badly that she is _______________________.

(see the answer key)

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