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

2. Billie Jo says about her father that "If he had cried, his tears would have been __________ too, but he didn't cry."
(a) Mud
(b) Dust
(c) Angry
(d) Salty

3. In what country did Billie Jo's father serve during the war?
(a) France
(b) Korea
(c) England
(d) Vietnam

4. What is Billie Jo's new baby brother named?
(a) Franklin
(b) Frederick
(c) Vaughn
(d) Fletcher

5. What event is held at the courthouse?
(a) Barbershop quartet show
(b) Ice cream social
(c) Art exhibit
(d) Political rally

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Billie Jo have to set the table during the dust bowl era?

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

3. Why is Billie Jo mad at her mother?

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

5. In Billie Jo's dream, Ma gives birth to a baby ______________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What happens when Daddy blows his nose or coughs after a dust storm?

6. What are Ma's injuries and how does Daddy take care of her?

7. What is Bille Jo's overall state of mind in Autumn 1934?

8. What happens in the aftermath of Ma's death?

9. How does Billie Jo earn money playing the piano?

10. What does Daddy do for work since the wheat crop is failing?

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