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.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

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

• mud

• paint

• scars

• spots

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

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

• China

• Santa Fe

• New York

• St. Louis

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

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

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

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

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CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

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

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Where is Ma (Polly Kelby) buried?

• a valley

• the knoll in the backyard

• the town cemetery

• in the wheat field under a rock

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Where was Mad Dog going to sing on the radio?

• Columbia

• Amarillo

• Texas City

• Lubbox

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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

• Billie Jo

• Arley Wanderdale

• Joe De La Flor

• Miller Rice

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

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.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3