Out Of The Dust Pages 200-227
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Students will test basic comprehension of pages 200-227 of Out of the Dust.
- 1.What is the man on the train carrying with him?
- A.
Biscuits
- B.
Nothing
- C.
Photograph of his family
- D.
Comb
- 2."He was like a tumbleweed." is an example of
- A.
Personification
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Simile
- D.
Hyperbole
- 3.How far did Billie Jo travel before she decided to go back home?
- A.
Flagstaff, AZ
- B.
Moline, KS
- C.
Lubbock, TX
- D.
Amarillo, TX
- 4."...he looked silly as a cow" is an example of
- A.
Metaphor
- B.
Personification
- C.
Hyperbole
- D.
Simile
- 5.Billie Jo states, "I can't get out of something that is inside of me." What is "inside" of Billie Jo?
- A.
Music
- B.
The accident
- C.
Dust
- D.
Rain
- 6.Who has Bayard been seeing from his night class?
- A.
Loiuse
- B.
Miss Freeland
- C.
Ellis
- D.
Margaret
- 7.Which of the following is not true about Louise?
- A.
She went to college for two years.
- B.
She's originally from California.
- C.
She never married.
- D.
She teaches night school.
- 8.What does Billie Jo like best about Louis?
- A.
She's pretty.
- B.
She's good at farm work.
- C.
She's a great piano player.
- D.
She doesn't tell Billie Jo what to do.
- 9."I was so full my lids sighed shut." is an example of
- A.
Personification and onomatopoeia
- B.
Simile and hyperbole
- C.
Simile and onomatopoeia
- D.
Personification and metaphor
- 10.What can you infer will happen in Billie Jo's future?
- A.
She will go to California.
- B.
She joins Mad Dog in Amarillo.
- C.
Bayard and Louis will get married.
- D.
She never plays piano again.
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