Out of the Dust Quizzes

Out of the Dust Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Out of the Dust?
Billie Jo Kelby

Karen Hesse

Margaret Atwood

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

1920s

The year is never disclosed

1950s
3 Who narrates Out of the Dust?
An unnamed third-person narrator

Mad Dog Craddock

Karen Hesse

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

It depends which character is narrating

First-person

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

United States

England

Canada
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?
Texas

Oklahoma

New York

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

Fifteen

Twenty

Twelve
9 What form does Out of the Dust take?
Stage play

Memoir

Non-fiction essay

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

Historical fiction

Children's literature

Novel in verse
11 What is notable about the book's use of language?
The author uses no punctuation

The sentences are divided into lines of verse

There is nothing notable about the book's use of language

The words are translated from French
12 Where was Billie Jo born?
Out in the fields

At a hospital in Canada

On the floor of her family's kitchen

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

Bayard

Billie Jo

Ma
14 Who is the primary antagonist?
Arley

Miss Freeland

Bayard

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

Her father wanted a son

She was born male

Her parents are progessive-minded
16 What color does Billie Jo say she has been since the day she was born?
White

Yellow

Red

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

Deus ex machina

Dramatic irony

Simile
18 What fruit does Billie Jo say she is fond of?
Cherries

Blueberries

Oranges

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?
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 teacher

Bayard's sister

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

She and her family move to New York

She dates Mad Dog to spite Billie Jo

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

Drums

Guitar

Flute
24 Why does Billie Jo envy Livie?
Billie Jo stole her boyfriend

Billie Jo wishes she were traveling west herself

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

Billie Jo spread rumors about Livie
25 In what year does Billie Jo begin her narration?
1933

1994

1945

1934

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