Out of The Dust- AR

What does Billie Jo get Ma's permission to do?

• Play at the palace

• visit Amarillo

During the drought, Polly thought Bayard should... .

• plant apple trees

• put in a pond

How did the fire start in the kitchen?

• Billie Jo spilled grease on the stove and on Ma's apron

• Ma poured kerosene near the stove because she thought it was water.

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Why didn't the coach mention that Billy Jo should play basketball?

• She had badly scarred hands.

• she was too short

Billie Jo scrubbed the house and broke the mud despite her pain because... .

• she felt Ma haunting her to get it done.

• she couldnt stand looking at the dirt

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Billie Jo thought she could make people feel at ease around her again by... .

• wearing long-sleeved dresses

• winning the contest at the palace theater

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Through the mail, Billie Jo received an invitation to... .

• attend a private school in Dallas

• live with her aunt in Lubbock

Who came to visit Billie Jo and stayed for over an hour?

• Mad Dog Craddock

• Miss Freeland

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Why couldn't Billie Jo get out of the Dust?

• The dust made her "stronger"

• The dust was "inside" her

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What did Billie Jo like best about Louise?

• She didn't tell Billie Jo what she should do

• She made Daddy go to the doctor

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