Out of the Dust (pages 10-33)

Who is the main character in Out of the Dust?

• Ma

• Billie Jo

• Daddy

• Arley Wanderdale

What instrument does Billie Jo enjoy playing?

• Piano

• Drums

• Trumpet

• Flute

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Where does Arley Wanderdale ask Billie Jo to play first?

• At School

• White House

• Palace Theatre

• At His Home

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Why does Ma send Billie Jo to the store?

• To get supplies to bake Daddy a cake for his birthday

• For baby formula

• Billie Jo wanted candy

• Daddy needed some seeds to plant

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Why does Ma keep the utensils covered and the plates/cups upside down?

• That's how she did it growing up

• She is afraid of germs

• She is superstitious

• Because there is dust everywhere and they don't want the dust in their food

Livie (Billie Jo's friend) is able to find work.

• True

• False

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Ma wants Daddy to take a loan from President Roosevelt to buy and plant new wheat.

• True

• False

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Is Billie Jo happy with her mother's response about how she did on the achievement tests?

• Yes, her mother tells how proud she is and even bakes her a cake.

• No. Her mother only says "I knew you could." Billie Jo wishes her mother would give her a little more to hang on to.

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How do Ma and Daddy react to the dust storm that rolls through?

• They cry as they watch the fields of wheat get ripped up.

• They sleep through the whole storm.

• They don't react at all. They make sure the house and crops are taken care of and then sit back down.

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