Out of the Dust Quizzes

Out of the Dust Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Out of the Dust?
Haruki Murakami

Margaret Atwood

Karen Hesse

Billie Jo Kelby
2 In what decade is Out of the Dust set?
1930s

The year is never disclosed

1920s

1950s
3 Who narrates Out of the Dust?
Karen Hesse

An unnamed third-person narrator

Mad Dog Craddock

Billie Jo Kelby
4 Which answer best describes the book's narration?
Second-person

Third-person

First-person

It depends which character is narrating
5 In what country is Out of the Dust set?
Mexico

United States

England

Canada
6 Which of these events is referenced throughout the book?
The Spanish Civil War

9/11

The War of Independence

The Great Depression
7 In what state is the book set?
Texas

Oklahoma

California

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

Twenty

Twelve

Fifteen
9 What form does Out of the Dust take?
Non-fiction essay

Stage play

Novel

Memoir
10 Under which of these of genres does Out of the Dust not fall?
Magical realism

Novel in verse

Children's literature

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

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

The author uses no punctuation

The words are translated from French
12 Where was Billie Jo born?
In a pond

At a hospital in Canada

Out in the fields

On the floor of her family's kitchen
13 Who is the book's protagonist?
Billie Jo

Ma

Karen Hesse

Bayard
14 Who is the primary antagonist?
Mr. Hardly

Miss Freeland

Bayard

Arley
15 Why did Billie Jo receive a boy's name?
Her father wanted a son

She is named after her mother

She was born male

Her parents are progessive-minded
16 What color does Billie Jo say she has been since the day she was born?
Red

Yellow

Brown

White
17 "Cheekbones like bicycle handles" is an example of what literary device?
Deus ex machina

Dramatic irony

Foreshadowing

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

Apples

Oranges

Cherries
19 What region does the Kelby family live in?
Bay of Biscay

Texas Summit

Mississippi Delta

Oklahoma Panhandle
20 At the beginning of the book, what event does Billie Jo look forward to?
Her graduation from high school

Her parents renewing their vows

The birth of her first sibling

Her engagement to Mad Dog
21 Who is Miss Freeland?
Billie Jo's teacher

Bayard's sister

Bayard's girlfriend

Billie Jo's mother
22 What happens to Livie Kilian?
She and her family move to New York

She dates Mad Dog to spite Billie Jo

She dies while hopping trains

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

Drums

Guitar

Piano
24 Why does Billie Jo envy Livie?
Billie Jo wishes she were traveling west herself

Billie Jo stole her boyfriend

Billie Jo spread rumors about Livie

Billie Jo's family isn't as weathy as the Killians
25 In what year does Billie Jo begin her narration?
1933

1945

1934

1994

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