Out Of The Dust Quiz 1

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1.

List three things that Ma values the most according to the text. Provide an example from the text to prove each value.
2.

Which of the following characters would be considered the protagonist of the story?
- A.
  
  Livie Killian
- B.
  
  Mad Dog Craddock
- C.
  
  Ma Kilby
- D.
  
  Billie Jo Kilby
3.

From whose point of view and which point of view is the story told?
- A.
  
  Ma Kilby, third person
- B.
  
  Billie Jo Kilby, first person
- C.
  
  Billie Jo Kilby, third person omnescient
- D.
  
  Ma Kilby, first person
4.

What is the name of Billie Jo's friend that moved away to California?
- A.
  
  Mad Dog Craddock
- B.
  
  Mr. Hardly
- C.
  
  Livie Killian
- D.
  
  Arley Wonderdale
5.

Billie Jo's friend was among the __________________ people who moved to California to escape the Dust Bowl.
- A.
  
  3,000
- B.
  
  2,500
- C.
  
  2,500,000
- D.
  
  3,000,000
6.

What is Billie Jo talented at doing?
- A.
  
  Playing piano
- B.
  
  Cooking
- C.
  
  Reading
- D.
  
  Riding horses
7.

The phrase "She's an old mule on the subject of my schooling," is an example of what figurative language?
- A.
  
  Simile
- B.
  
  Metaphor
- C.
  
  Personification
- D.
  
  Onomatopoeia
8.

Who is president of the United States during the setting of this novel?
- A.
  
  Theodore Roosevelt
- B.
  
  Herbert Hoover
- C.
  
  Woodrow Wilson
- D.
  
  Franklin Roosevelt
9.

Who is Mr. Hardly?
- A.
  
  The local banker
- B.
  
  A local convenience store clerk
- C.
  
  A man who helped out on the Kilby farm
- D.
  
  Billie Jo's school teacher
10.

What is unusual about how the Kilby family prepares for supper?
- A.
  
  They do not turn utensils over until time to eat.
- B.
  
  They do not eat at the table.
- C.
  
  They do not sit together to eat.
- D.
  
  They do not eat supper.
11.

How long did the drought last before the rain came in February of 1934?
- A.
  
  Thirty days
- B.
  
  Fifty days
- C.
  
  Seventy days
- D.
  
  One month
12.

The phrase "The potatoes are peppered plenty tonight, Polly!," is an example of:
- A.
  
  Simile
- B.
  
  Personification
- C.
  
  Hyperbole
- D.
  
  Alliteration
13.

Billie Jo is suspected to have a crush on Mad Dog Craddock. Which of the following quotes supports that theory?
- A.
  
  "Darn that blue-eyed boy with his fine face and his smooth voice"
- B.
  
  "I suspect Mad Dog had come first to Arley Wanderdale's mind"
- C.
  
  "sizzling with Mad Dog"
- D.
  
  "Even before Mad Dog Craddock?"
14.

Which of the following events helped contribute to the Dust Bowl? (Choose all that apply)
- A.
  
  Drought
- B.
  
  Wind storms
- C.
  
  Lack of crop rotation
- D.
  
  Stock market crash