Out of the Dust Quizzes

Out of the Dust Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Out of the Dust?
Karen Hesse

Billie Jo Kelby

Haruki Murakami

Margaret Atwood
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?
Karen Hesse

Mad Dog Craddock

An unnamed third-person narrator

Billie Jo Kelby
4 Which answer best describes the book's narration?
It depends which character is narrating

First-person

Third-person

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

Mexico

England

Canada
6 Which of these events is referenced throughout the book?
9/11

The War of Independence

The Spanish Civil War

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

California

Texas

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

Thirteen

Twelve

Fifteen
9 What form does Out of the Dust take?
Stage play

Novel

Memoir

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

Historical fiction

Magical realism

Children's literature
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?
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?
Ma

Karen Hesse

Billie Jo

Bayard
14 Who is the primary antagonist?
Mr. Hardly

Arley

Bayard

Miss Freeland
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?
Brown

Yellow

White

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

Simile

Foreshadowing

Dramatic irony
18 What fruit does Billie Jo say she is fond of?
Oranges

Blueberries

Cherries

Apples
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?
The birth of her first sibling

Her engagement to Mad Dog

Her graduation from high school

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

Billie Jo's teacher

Bayard's girlfriend

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

She dies while hopping trains

She and her family move to California

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

Guitar

Piano

Flute
24 Why does Billie Jo envy Livie?
Billie Jo spread rumors about Livie

Billie Jo stole her boyfriend

Billie Jo wishes she were traveling west herself

Billie Jo's family isn't as weathy as the Killians
25 In what year does Billie Jo begin her narration?
1934

1933

1994

1945

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