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Out of the Dust Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Out of the Dust?

Haruki Murakami

Billie Jo Kelby

Margaret Atwood

Karen Hesse
2 In what decade is Out of the Dust set?

1930s

The year is never disclosed

1950s

1920s
3 Who narrates Out of the Dust?

Billie Jo Kelby

Mad Dog Craddock

Karen Hesse

An unnamed third-person narrator
4 Which answer best describes the book's narration?

First-person

Second-person

It depends which character is narrating

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

United States

Mexico

England

Canada
6 Which of these events is referenced throughout the book?

The Great Depression

The War of Independence

The Spanish Civil War

9/11
7 In what state is the book set?

California

Oklahoma

Texas

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

Twelve

Twenty

Thirteen

Fifteen
9 What form does Out of the Dust take?

Novel

Stage play

Memoir

Non-fiction essay
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 author uses no punctuation

The words are translated from French

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

The sentences are divided into lines of verse
12 Where was Billie Jo born?

Out in the fields

In a pond

On the floor of her family's kitchen

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

Billie Jo

Karen Hesse

Bayard

Ma
14 Who is the primary antagonist?

Miss Freeland

Bayard

Mr. Hardly

Arley
15 Why did Billie Jo receive a boy's name?

Her parents are progessive-minded

She was born male

She is named after her mother

Her father wanted a son
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?

Simile

Deus ex machina

Foreshadowing

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

Cherries

Apples

Blueberries

Oranges
19 What region does the Kelby family live in?

Mississippi Delta

Bay of Biscay

Texas Summit

Oklahoma Panhandle
20 At the beginning of the book, what event does Billie Jo look forward to?

Her engagement to Mad Dog

Her graduation from high school

The birth of her first sibling

Her parents renewing their vows
21 Who is Miss Freeland?

Bayard's sister

Billie Jo's mother

Billie Jo's teacher

Bayard's girlfriend
22 What happens to Livie Kilian?

She and her family move to California

She dies while hopping trains

She and her family move to New York

She dates Mad Dog to spite Billie Jo
23 What instrument does Billie Jo play?

Drums

Guitar

Flute

Piano
24 Why does Billie Jo envy Livie?

Billie Jo wishes she were traveling west herself

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

Billie Jo stole her boyfriend

Billie Jo spread rumors about Livie
25 In what year does Billie Jo begin her narration?

1945

1994

1933

1934

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