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

The year is never disclosed

1950s

1920s
3 Who narrates Out of the Dust?
Karen Hesse

An unnamed third-person narrator

Billie Jo Kelby

Mad Dog Craddock
4 Which answer best describes the book's narration?
It depends which character is narrating

Second-person

First-person

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

England

United States

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

The Great Depression

9/11

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

Texas

California

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

Thirteen

Twenty

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

Stage play

Novel

Non-fiction essay
10 Under which of these of genres does Out of the Dust not fall?
Magical realism

Historical fiction

Children's literature

Novel in verse
11 What is notable about the book's use of language?
There is nothing notable about the book's use of language

The author uses no punctuation

The sentences are divided into lines of verse

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

On the floor of her family's kitchen

At a hospital in Canada

Out in the fields
13 Who is the book's protagonist?
Bayard

Karen Hesse

Billie Jo

Ma
14 Who is the primary antagonist?
Mr. Hardly

Bayard

Arley

Miss Freeland
15 Why did Billie Jo receive a boy's name?
She was born male

She is named after her mother

Her father wanted a son

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

White

Red

Brown
17 "Cheekbones like bicycle handles" is an example of what literary device?
Dramatic irony

Foreshadowing

Simile

Deus ex machina
18 What fruit does Billie Jo say she is fond of?
Apples

Blueberries

Oranges

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

Texas Summit

Bay of Biscay

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

Her engagement to Mad Dog

Her parents renewing their vows

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

Billie Jo's teacher

Billie Jo's mother

Bayard's sister
22 What happens to Livie Kilian?
She dies while hopping trains

She and her family move to California

She and her family move to New York

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

Drums

Piano

Flute
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?
1933

1945

1994

1934

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