Out of the Dust Quizzes

Out of the Dust Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Out of the Dust?
Billie Jo Kelby

Haruki Murakami

Karen Hesse

Margaret Atwood
2 In what decade is Out of the Dust set?
1920s

1950s

1930s

The year is never disclosed
3 Who narrates Out of the Dust?
Billie Jo Kelby

An unnamed third-person narrator

Mad Dog Craddock

Karen Hesse
4 Which answer best describes the book's narration?
It depends which character is narrating

Third-person

First-person

Second-person
5 In what country is Out of the Dust set?
United States

England

Mexico

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

9/11

The Spanish Civil War

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

Oklahoma

California

Texas
8 How old is Billie Jo at the beginning of Out of the Dust?
Fifteen

Twenty

Twelve

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

Stage play

Non-fiction essay

Novel
10 Under which of these of genres does Out of the Dust not fall?
Novel in verse

Magical realism

Children's literature

Historical fiction
11 What is notable about the book's use of language?
The author uses no punctuation

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

The words are translated from French

The sentences are divided into lines of verse
12 Where was Billie Jo born?
Out in the fields

On the floor of her family's kitchen

At a hospital in Canada

In a pond
13 Who is the book's protagonist?
Bayard

Ma

Karen Hesse

Billie Jo
14 Who is the primary antagonist?
Mr. Hardly

Bayard

Miss Freeland

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

She was born male

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?
Brown

Red

Yellow

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?
Apples

Oranges

Blueberries

Cherries
19 What region does the Kelby family live in?
Texas Summit

Mississippi Delta

Oklahoma Panhandle

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

The birth of her first sibling

Her engagement to Mad Dog

Her parents renewing their vows
21 Who is Miss Freeland?
Bayard's girlfriend

Bayard's sister

Billie Jo's mother

Billie Jo's teacher
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?
Piano

Drums

Flute

Guitar
24 Why does Billie Jo envy Livie?
Billie Jo stole her boyfriend

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
25 In what year does Billie Jo begin her narration?
1933

1945

1934

1994

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