Out Of The Dust Pages 70-95

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Students will test their knowledge of pages 70-95 of Out of the Dust.

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1.

What happened shortly after Polly died?
- A.
  
  The family went to live in California.
- B.
  
  Billie Jo's brother went to Lubbock to live with Aunt Ellis.
- C.
  
  Billie Jo's brother died also.
- D.
  
  The family we to live with Aunt Ellis.
2.

What did they name the new baby?
- A.
  
  Franklin
- B.
  
  Robert
- C.
  
  William
- D.
  
  Ellis
3.

Who did the neighbor women blame for "the accident"?
- A.
  
  No one
- B.
  
  Polly
- C.
  
  Billie Jo's dad
- D.
  
  Billie Jo
4.

How does Billie Jo's dad respond to how he feels?
- A.
  
  He continues farming all the time.
- B.
  
  He is digging a large hole in the yard.
- C.
  
  He decides to help Billie Jo with housework.
- D.
  
  Nothing has changed.
5.

How does Billie Jo feel about "empty spaces"?
- A.
  
  Elated
- B.
  
  Dejected
- C.
  
  Gregarious
- D.
  
  Tedious
6.

What does Billie Jo say she can never forgive her father for?
- A.
  
  Leaving the kerosene by the stove
- B.
  
  Spending emergency money
- C.
  
  Digging the large hole in their yard
- D.
  
  Not moving away from Oklahoma
7.

What does Billie Jo compare the dust storms to?
- A.
  
  The dust storms in another state
- B.
  
  A tornado
- C.
  
  A rain storm
- D.
  
  A volcano erupting
8.

"But now, sorrow climbs up our front steps, big as Texas, and we didn't even see it coming" is an example of
- A.
  
  Metaphor and alliteration
- B.
  
  Simile and personification
- C.
  
  Personification and metaphor
- D.
  
  Alliteration and personification
9.

Who is one person who has not treated Billie Jo differently than before "the accident"?
- A.
  
  Billie Jo's dad
- B.
  
  The neighbors
- C.
  
  Arley Wanderdale
- D.
  
  Mr. Hardly
10.

How does Mad Dog Craddock say he got his name?
- A.
  
  Biting things when he was young
- B.
  
  Being an angry child
- C.
  
  Having a bad temper as he gets older
- D.
  
  He's not sure how he got that name
11.

What was one of the admission prices into the courthouse's gallery?