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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. Where is the talent contest held?
(a) The school auditorium
(b) The Palace
(c) The VFW hall
(d) The church hall
2. To what city is Mad Dog going?
(a) Amarillo
(b) Dallas
(c) Lubbock
(d) Waco
3. What does Billie Jo finally realize about her father?
(a) He never loved her
(b) She is the light of his life
(c) She is like him in a good way
(d) He is a major disappointment
4. What does Billie Jo think her father is looking for when he looks at her?
(a) Her manners
(b) Traces of Ma
(c) Her hygiene
(d) Her grammar
5. How does Billie Jo feel now about her mother's death?
(a) Bitter
(b) Emotionless
(c) At peace
(d) Deeply grieved
Short Answer Questions
1. What realization does Billie Jo come to while on the train?
2. What does the government do to help the farmers?
3. Where will Billie Jo not allow Louise to go?
4. What is Billie Jo's main concern right now?
5. What is the relationship between Billie Jo and Daddy?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why are the migrant workers leaving the area in such large numbers?
2. What is the content of the letter Aunt Ellis sends to Billie Jo?
3. For what things is Billie Jo thankful on this Thanksgiving?
4. What immediate plans to Billie Jo and Daddy make to begin healing?
5. What does Billie Jo think about the dinosaur bones that are found in Oklahoma?
6. Who are the unexpected tenants of the schoolhouse for a couple weeks?
7. What news does Mad Dog come to deliver to Billie Jo?
8. How does Billie Jo assign human characteristics to her piano?
9. Billie Jo has not taken any interest in cleaning the house until she sees someone else scrubbing hardened mud. What does this prompt Billie Jo to do and why does she feel haunted by Ma in her actions?
10. What is the bittersweet accomplishment Billie Jo makes at school?
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