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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Ma start to teach Billie Jo how to play the piano?
(a) During summer vacation
(b) On her fifth birthday
(c) On her tenth birthday
(d) On Christmas

2. What scholastic achievement does Billie Jo reach?
(a) Winner of the regional spelling bee
(b) Completed high school two years early
(c) Full college scholarship
(d) Highest in the state achievement tests

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

4. In Billie Jo's dream, Ma gives birth to a baby ______________.
(a) Deer
(b) Boy
(c) Girl
(d) Of flames

5. Who is Arley Wanderdale?
(a) The local extension agent
(b) A seed salesman
(c) The army recruiter
(d) Billie Jo's music teacher

Short Answer Questions

1. For what fruit does Billie Jo have a fondness?

2. What does Billie Jo forget about when she's on the road?

3. Who used to encourage Billie Jo to try out for a sport?

4. What does Miss Freeland explain to Billie Jo's class?

5. Billie Jo cannot forgive her father for _________________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the symbolism of Ma's death which corresponds with the devastation of the apple trees.

2. What are the first indications that Billie Jo wants to escape her situation for a brighter life?

3. What are the special rules about setting the table during the dust bowl era?

4. How do Billie Jo and Daddy interact now that Ma is gone?

5. Who is Livie?

6. Describe some of the grim scenarios that Billie Jo sees.

7. How does Mad Dog say he got his nickname? What is his real name?

8. Who is Billie Jo? What does she like? Where does she live and who is her family?

9. Explain how people view Billie Jo now that her hands are injured.

10. How does Ma react when a brief rain comes in the Summer of 1934?

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