Out of the Dust Spring 1935

In Heartsick, why did Billy Jo storm up to her room?

• She wanted to check on her pet fish.

• She wanted to sleep.

  
  

• She wanted to work on homework.

• She was upset, and She wanted her Pa to come check up on her.

Billie Jo was concerned with _________ on Pa’s body?

• mud

• paint

• scars

• spots

Where did Billie Jo's letter from Aunt Ellis's get stuck on the mail train?

• China

• Santa Fe

• New York

• St. Louis

Where were the migrants going?

• to find a fresh start in life

• To find work

• to find water and a greener place

• All of these

Why did Billie Jo say, "It's a wonder the truck got us home."

• because there was a terrible dust storm

• because the truck was almost out of gas

• because there was a bad snow storm

• because there was a hurricane

In Hope Smothered, what did Billie Jo want to do?

• work for the CCC like the boys

• never wash dishes again

• wash all the windows in town

• milk cows

Where is Ma (Polly Kelby) buried?

• a valley

• the knoll in the backyard

• the town cemetery

• in the wheat field under a rock

Where was Mad Dog going to sing on the radio?

• Columbia

• Amarillo

• Texas City

• Lubbox

Who was singing in his saddle when the rain turned everything green?

• Billie Jo

• Arley Wanderdale

• Joe De La Flor

• Miller Rice

When Billie Jo runs into Vera, Miller Rice, or Mad dog, they...

• are always kind.

• ask about her father.

• ask how her hands are doing.

• All of these.