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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. Which of the following does not catch on fire in the town?
(a) The church
(b) Cars
(c) Railroad cars
(d) The school

2. What happens when Billie Jo moves around in her bed?
(a) She falls to the floor
(b) It sends up the dust
(c) The mattress shifts
(d) The springs creak

3. What does Billie Jo take with her when she leaves in the middle of the night?
(a) Aunt Ellis' letter and some food
(b) A little money and Ma's picture
(c) Clothes on her back
(d) A little money and food

4. What is the content of the letter from Aunt Ellis?
(a) She informs Daddy of a relative's death
(b) She invites Billie Jo and Daddy to come for a visit
(c) She wants Billie Jo to come live with her
(d) She sends details about her will

5. What amazing discovery is made in Oklahoma during this time?
(a) Geysers
(b) Volcanoes
(c) Dinosaur bones
(d) Cave paintings

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Daddy do when a good rain comes following the snow?

2. What do Daddy and Billie Jo keep from the two boxes of Ma's things?

3. To what event do Billie Jo and her father go all dressed up?

4. What do Billie Jo and the passenger have in common?

5. What does Billie Jo not want people to say about her?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does fire seem to be an ever-present threat in Billie Jo's life?

2. What immediate plans to Billie Jo and Daddy make to begin healing?

3. What are the circumstances around the black cloud on the way to the funeral?

4. For what things is Billie Jo thankful on this Thanksgiving?

5. Who is Louise?

6. How do the children and the itinerant family interact with each other?

7. Who are the unexpected tenants of the schoolhouse for a couple weeks?

8. How does Billie Jo attempt to escape her life and the dust?

9. With whom does Billie Jo share a train car for a short while? Explain that experience and what it teaches Billie Jo.

10. What news does Mad Dog come to deliver to Billie Jo?

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