Out of the Dust Quizzes

Out of the Dust Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Out of the Dust?

Haruki Murakami

Margaret Atwood

Billie Jo Kelby

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

The year is never disclosed

1950s

1920s

1930s
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?

Second-person

Third-person

It depends which character is narrating

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

England

Canada

United States

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

The Spanish Civil War

The Great Depression

9/11

The War of Independence
7 In what state is the book set?

California

New York

Texas

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

Twenty

Thirteen

Fifteen

Twelve
9 What form does Out of the Dust take?

Stage play

Non-fiction essay

Memoir

Novel
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

The author uses no punctuation

The words are translated from French

There is nothing notable about the book's use of language
12 Where was Billie Jo born?

At a hospital in Canada

On the floor of her family's kitchen

In a pond

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

Karen Hesse

Billie Jo

Bayard

Ma
14 Who is the primary antagonist?

Arley

Miss Freeland

Mr. Hardly

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

She was born male

Her father wanted a son

She is named after her mother

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

White

Red

Yellow

Brown
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

Oranges

Apples

Cherries
19 What region does the Kelby family live in?

Bay of Biscay

Oklahoma Panhandle

Mississippi Delta

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

Her parents renewing their vows

Her engagement to Mad Dog

The birth of her first sibling

Her graduation from high school
21 Who is Miss Freeland?

Bayard's girlfriend

Billie Jo's teacher

Bayard's sister

Billie Jo's mother
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?

Drums

Flute

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

1934

1945

1994

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