Out of the Dust Quizzes

Out of the Dust Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Out of the Dust?
Billie Jo Kelby

Margaret Atwood

Karen Hesse

Haruki Murakami
2 In what decade is Out of the Dust set?
1930s

1950s

1920s

The year is never disclosed
3 Who narrates Out of the Dust?
Mad Dog Craddock

An unnamed third-person narrator

Billie Jo Kelby

Karen Hesse
4 Which answer best describes the book's narration?
Second-person

It depends which character is narrating

Third-person

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

Mexico

Canada

England
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

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?
Novel

Non-fiction essay

Stage play

Memoir
10 Under which of these of genres does Out of the Dust not fall?
Magical realism

Children's literature

Historical fiction

Novel in verse
11 What is notable about the book's use of language?
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

The author uses no punctuation
12 Where was Billie Jo born?
In a pond

At a hospital in Canada

Out in the fields

On the floor of her family's kitchen
13 Who is the book's protagonist?
Bayard

Karen Hesse

Ma

Billie Jo
14 Who is the primary antagonist?
Miss Freeland

Bayard

Mr. Hardly

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

Her parents are progessive-minded

She was born male

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

Yellow

White

Brown
17 "Cheekbones like bicycle handles" is an example of what literary device?
Simile

Deus ex machina

Dramatic irony

Foreshadowing
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

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 graduation from high school

Her parents renewing their vows

Her engagement to Mad Dog
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?
Drums

Flute

Guitar

Piano
24 Why does Billie Jo envy Livie?
Billie Jo wishes she were traveling west herself

Billie Jo spread rumors about Livie

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

Billie Jo stole her boyfriend
25 In what year does Billie Jo begin her narration?
1994

1945

1934

1933

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