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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. How many other children other than Billie Jo are in Billie Jo's family in the Beginning?
(a) 7
(b)
(c) 12
(d) 3

2. How is Daddy going to get help with the farm?
(a) Better seeds
(b) A new tractor
(c) A new partner
(d) A government loan

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

4. How does Ma care for the trees?
(a) Prunes them each summer
(b) Doesn't do anything to them
(c) Fertilizes them every week
(d) Waters them despite the drought

5. What does Daddy say uses up more water than the wheat?
(a) Apple trees
(b) Doing laundry
(c) Baths
(d) Washing dishes

Short Answer Questions

1. What can Billie Jo no longer tolerate?

2. Billie Jo cannot forgive her father for _________________________.

3. Billie Jo chooses a set of songs that all have the word ___________ in the title.

4. In what opera is Billie Jo's teacher going to sing?

5. What do the neighbors talk about after Ma's funeral?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In addition to her love for music, what other force drives Billie Jo to have beautiful experiences?

4. How does Billie Jo like being on the road and playing piano?

5. How are Billie Jo's injuries treated?

6. What is the issue with the rabbits and why is Billie Jo so upset about it?

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

8. What is the dust a metaphor for?

9. Explain Billie Jo's reference to red poppies.

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

(see the answer keys)

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