Out of the Dust Section 1 p. 1-51

What were the worst dust storms called?

• black blizzards

• sandy blizzards

• brown blizzards

• snow blizzards

What was the most common destination for people migrating out of the Dust Bowl?

• Texas

• California

• Chicago

• Mississippi

What type of figurative language is "...cheekbones like bicycle handles?"

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• idiom

What type of figurative language is "...where the wind takes a rest sometimes?"

• personification

• metaphor

• alliteration

• simile

What type of figurative language is "she's an old mule?"

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

• simile

What type of figurative language is "right hand playing notes sharp as tongues?"

• simile

• metaphor

• repetition

• personification

What type of literary device is used in the following lines:

...of wind and sun

of wind and clouds

of wind and sand

of wind and dust...

• repetition

• simile

• metaphor

• theme

What type of figurative language is "The night sky kept flashing, lightning danced down on its spindly legs?"

• personification

• alliteration

• idiom

• simile

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence "...I glare at Ma's back with a scowl foul as maggoty stew?"

• simile

• metaphor

• repetition

• irony

Who is the main character in Out of the Dust?

• Billie Jo Kelby

• Mad Dog Craddock

• Livie Killian

• Arley Wonderdale