Out of the Dust Quizzes

Out of the Dust Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Out of the Dust?

Margaret Atwood

Billie Jo Kelby

Haruki Murakami

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

1920s

The year is never disclosed

1950s

1930s
3 Who narrates Out of the Dust?

Mad Dog Craddock

Billie Jo Kelby

Karen Hesse

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

First-person

Second-person

Third-person

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

England

United States

Mexico

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

9/11

The Great Depression

The War of Independence

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

California

Oklahoma

New York

Texas
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?

Stage play

Memoir

Novel

Non-fiction essay
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 sentences are divided into lines of verse

The author uses no punctuation

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

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

On the floor of her family's kitchen

In a pond

At a hospital in Canada

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

Bayard

Ma

Karen Hesse

Billie Jo
14 Who is the primary antagonist?

Arley

Mr. Hardly

Bayard

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

She was born male

She is named after her mother

Her parents are progessive-minded

Her father wanted a son
16 What color does Billie Jo say she has been since the day she was born?

Yellow

Brown

Red

White
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?

Blueberries

Oranges

Cherries

Apples
19 What region does the Kelby family live in?

Bay of Biscay

Mississippi Delta

Oklahoma Panhandle

Texas Summit
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

Her parents renewing their vows

The birth of her first sibling
21 Who is Miss Freeland?

Billie Jo's teacher

Billie Jo's mother

Bayard's sister

Bayard's girlfriend
22 What happens to Livie Kilian?

She and her family move to New York

She dies while hopping trains

She dates Mad Dog to spite Billie Jo

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

Guitar

Piano

Flute

Drums
24 Why does Billie Jo envy Livie?

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

Billie Jo stole her boyfriend

Billie Jo wishes she were traveling west herself

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

1945

1934

1994

1933

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