Out of the Dust Quizzes

Out of the Dust Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Out of the Dust?
Karen Hesse

Haruki Murakami

Billie Jo Kelby

Margaret Atwood
2 In what decade is Out of the Dust set?
The year is never disclosed

1950s

1930s

1920s
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

First-person

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

Canada

United States

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

The Great Depression

The War of Independence

9/11
7 In what state is the book set?
New York

Texas

Oklahoma

California
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?
Magical realism

Novel in verse

Historical fiction

Children's literature
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?
At a hospital in Canada

In a pond

On the floor of her family's kitchen

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

Billie Jo

Bayard

Ma
14 Who is the primary antagonist?
Bayard

Arley

Mr. Hardly

Miss Freeland
15 Why did Billie Jo receive a boy's name?
Her parents are progessive-minded

She is named after her mother

Her father wanted a son

She was born male
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

Simile

Foreshadowing

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

Blueberries

Apples

Cherries
19 What region does the Kelby family live in?
Mississippi Delta

Texas Summit

Bay of Biscay

Oklahoma Panhandle
20 At the beginning of the book, what event does Billie Jo look forward to?
Her graduation from high school

The birth of her first sibling

Her parents renewing their vows

Her engagement to Mad Dog
21 Who is Miss Freeland?
Bayard's girlfriend

Billie Jo's mother

Bayard's sister

Billie Jo's teacher
22 What happens to Livie Kilian?
She dies while hopping trains

She dates Mad Dog to spite Billie Jo

She and her family move to California

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

Piano

Flute

Guitar
24 Why does Billie Jo envy Livie?
Billie Jo's family isn't as weathy as the Killians

Billie Jo spread rumors about Livie

Billie Jo stole her boyfriend

Billie Jo wishes she were traveling west herself
25 In what year does Billie Jo begin her narration?
1934

1994

1933

1945

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