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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Autumn 1934,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What flowers would grow on the graves of the war dead?
(a) Red poppies
(b) Pink peonies
(c) White roses
(d) Blue iris

2. Why does Billie Jo go to Mrs. Brown's house?
(a) To take singing lessons
(b) To learn to sew
(c) To eat raspberry pie
(d) To see a flower as big as a plate

3. Ma thinks they should try growing some crops that do better in dry weather like cotton or ______________.
(a) Corn
(b) Soybeans
(c) Alfalfa
(d) Sorghum

4. What do the neighbors talk about after Ma's funeral?
(a) How young Ma was
(b) How Billie Jo threw the bucket of kerosene
(c) How Ma was too good for Daddy
(d) How dirty the house is

5. What is contained in the boxes that Billie Jo finds?
(a) Mementoes of Billie Jo's life
(b) Antique knives
(c) Travel brochures
(d) Cookie cutters

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has a reputation for cheating customers at his store?

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

3. Which of the following does not hurt Billie Jo's hands?

4. What does Daddy do as a result of Ma's injuries?

5. What does Billie Jo like to fall from the trees into her hair?

(see the answer key)

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