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?
1930s

1920s

1950s

The year is never disclosed
3 Who narrates Out of the Dust?
Billie Jo Kelby

An unnamed third-person narrator

Mad Dog Craddock

Karen Hesse
4 Which answer best describes the book's narration?
It depends which character is narrating

Second-person

Third-person

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

Mexico

United States

Canada
6 Which of these events is referenced throughout the book?
The Great Depression

The War of Independence

The Spanish Civil War

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

New York

Oklahoma

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

Twenty

Fifteen

Twelve
9 What form does Out of the Dust take?
Novel

Stage play

Non-fiction essay

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

Children's literature

Novel in verse

Historical fiction
11 What is notable about the book's use of language?
The author uses no punctuation

The words are translated from French

The sentences are divided into lines of verse

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

In a pond

At a hospital in Canada

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

Billie Jo

Karen Hesse

Ma
14 Who is the primary antagonist?
Bayard

Arley

Miss Freeland

Mr. Hardly
15 Why did Billie Jo receive a boy's name?
She was born male

Her parents are progessive-minded

She is named after her mother

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

Brown

White

Red
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

Cherries

Blueberries

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 engagement to Mad Dog

Her graduation from high school

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

Billie Jo's teacher

Billie Jo's mother

Bayard's sister
22 What happens to Livie Kilian?
She dates Mad Dog to spite Billie Jo

She and her family move to California

She dies while hopping trains

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

Guitar

Piano

Drums
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 stole her boyfriend

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

1933

1994

1945

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