Out of the Dust Quizzes

Out of the Dust Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Out of the Dust?
Karen Hesse

Billie Jo Kelby

Margaret Atwood

Haruki Murakami
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

An unnamed third-person narrator

Mad Dog Craddock

Billie Jo Kelby
4 Which answer best describes the book's narration?
First-person

It depends which character is narrating

Third-person

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

United States

Mexico

England
6 Which of these events is referenced throughout the book?
The Spanish Civil War

9/11

The War of Independence

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

Oklahoma

Texas

California
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

Novel

Memoir

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

Children's literature

Novel in verse

Magical realism
11 What is notable about the book's use of language?
There is nothing notable about the book's use of language

The sentences are divided into lines of verse

The words are translated from French

The author uses no punctuation
12 Where was Billie Jo born?
At a hospital in Canada

Out in the fields

On the floor of her family's kitchen

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

Karen Hesse

Bayard

Ma
14 Who is the primary antagonist?
Bayard

Arley

Mr. Hardly

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?
Yellow

White

Brown

Red
17 "Cheekbones like bicycle handles" is an example of what literary device?
Foreshadowing

Simile

Dramatic irony

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

Oranges

Cherries

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

Bay of Biscay

Oklahoma Panhandle

Mississippi Delta
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?
Billie Jo's mother

Bayard's girlfriend

Bayard's sister

Billie Jo's teacher
22 What happens to Livie Kilian?
She and her family move to California

She dates Mad Dog to spite Billie Jo

She dies while hopping trains

She and her family move to New York
23 What instrument does Billie Jo play?
Piano

Guitar

Drums

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?
1934

1945

1933

1994

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