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?
1920s

1950s

1930s

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

Billie Jo Kelby

An unnamed third-person narrator

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

Third-person

It depends which character is narrating

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

England

Mexico

United States
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?
New York

Oklahoma

California

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

Thirteen

Twelve

Twenty
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?
Children's literature

Novel in verse

Magical realism

Historical fiction
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 author uses no punctuation

The sentences are divided into lines of verse
12 Where was Billie Jo born?
On the floor of her family's kitchen

At a hospital in Canada

Out in the fields

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

Ma

Billie Jo

Karen Hesse
14 Who is the primary antagonist?
Miss Freeland

Arley

Bayard

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

Her parents are progessive-minded

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?
Yellow

White

Brown

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

Foreshadowing

Dramatic irony

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

Apples

Cherries

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

Oklahoma Panhandle

Bay of Biscay

Texas Summit
20 At the beginning of the book, what event does Billie Jo look forward to?
Her parents renewing their vows

Her engagement to Mad Dog

The birth of her first sibling

Her graduation from high school
21 Who is Miss Freeland?
Billie Jo's mother

Bayard's sister

Bayard's girlfriend

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

She dates Mad Dog to spite Billie Jo

She and her family move to California

She dies while hopping trains
23 What instrument does Billie Jo play?
Flute

Drums

Guitar

Piano
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?
1945

1994

1934

1933

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