Out Of The Dust Quiz 1
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Have some fun with this super trivia quiz on Out of the Dust. .
- 1.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
- 2.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
- 3.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
- 4.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
- 5.What is Billie Jo talented at doing?
- A.
Playing piano
- B.
Cooking
- C.
Reading
- D.
Riding horses
- 6.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
- 7.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
- 8.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
- 9.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.
- 10.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
- 11.The phrase "The potatoes are peppered plenty tonight, Polly!," is an example of:
- A.
Simile
- B.
Personification
- C.
Hyperbole
- D.
Alliteration
- 12.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?"
- 13.Match the following
- A. scowl
- A.
- B. whittle
- B.
- C. wagering
- C.
- D. thistle
- D.
- E. betrothal
- E.
- F. sorghum
- F.
- G. bough
- G.
- H. gaunt
- H.
- 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
- 15.List three things that Ma values the most according to the text. Provide an example from the text to prove each value.
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