Out of the Dust Quizzes

Out of the Dust Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Out of the Dust?
Margaret Atwood

Billie Jo Kelby

Karen Hesse

Haruki Murakami
2 In what decade is Out of the Dust set?
1930s

1950s

The year is never disclosed

1920s
3 Who narrates Out of the Dust?
Billie Jo Kelby

An unnamed third-person narrator

Karen Hesse

Mad Dog Craddock
4 Which answer best describes the book's narration?
Third-person

Second-person

It depends which character is narrating

First-person
5 In what country is Out of the Dust set?
Canada

Mexico

United States

England
6 Which of these events is referenced throughout the book?
The Great Depression

The War of Independence

9/11

The Spanish Civil War
7 In what state is the book set?
Texas

California

Oklahoma

New York
8 How old is Billie Jo at the beginning of Out of the Dust?
Twenty

Thirteen

Twelve

Fifteen
9 What form does Out of the Dust take?
Novel

Non-fiction essay

Stage play

Memoir
10 Under which of these of genres does Out of the Dust not fall?
Historical fiction

Novel in verse

Magical realism

Children's literature
11 What is notable about the book's use of language?
The sentences are divided into lines of verse

The words are translated from French

There is nothing notable about the book's use of language

The author uses no punctuation
12 Where was Billie Jo born?
In a pond

Out in the fields

On the floor of her family's kitchen

At a hospital in Canada
13 Who is the book's protagonist?
Ma

Karen Hesse

Bayard

Billie Jo
14 Who is the primary antagonist?
Miss Freeland

Arley

Mr. Hardly

Bayard
15 Why did Billie Jo receive a boy's name?
She is named after her mother

Her parents are progessive-minded

Her father wanted a son

She was born male
16 What color does Billie Jo say she has been since the day she was born?
Yellow

White

Brown

Red
17 "Cheekbones like bicycle handles" is an example of what literary device?
Foreshadowing

Deus ex machina

Simile

Dramatic irony
18 What fruit does Billie Jo say she is fond of?
Blueberries

Oranges

Cherries

Apples
19 What region does the Kelby family live in?
Mississippi Delta

Texas Summit

Oklahoma Panhandle

Bay of Biscay
20 At the beginning of the book, what event does Billie Jo look forward to?
The birth of her first sibling

Her parents renewing their vows

Her engagement to Mad Dog

Her graduation from high school
21 Who is Miss Freeland?
Bayard's sister

Bayard's girlfriend

Billie Jo's teacher

Billie Jo's mother
22 What happens to Livie Kilian?
She dies while hopping trains

She dates Mad Dog to spite Billie Jo

She and her family move to New York

She and her family move to California
23 What instrument does Billie Jo play?
Drums

Flute

Guitar

Piano
24 Why does Billie Jo envy Livie?
Billie Jo spread rumors about Livie

Billie Jo's family isn't as weathy as the Killians

Billie Jo wishes she were traveling west herself

Billie Jo stole her boyfriend
25 In what year does Billie Jo begin her narration?
1934

1945

1933

1994

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