Out of the Dust Quizzes

Out of the Dust Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Out of the Dust?
Margaret Atwood

Billie Jo Kelby

Haruki Murakami

Karen Hesse
2 In what decade is Out of the Dust set?
1920s

The year is never disclosed

1930s

1950s
3 Who narrates Out of the Dust?
Karen Hesse

Billie Jo Kelby

Mad Dog Craddock

An unnamed third-person narrator
4 Which answer best describes the book's narration?
Second-person

First-person

It depends which character is narrating

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

Mexico

Canada

United States
6 Which of these events is referenced throughout the book?
9/11

The Great Depression

The Spanish Civil War

The War of Independence
7 In what state is the book set?
New York

California

Oklahoma

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

Twelve

Twenty

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

Novel

Non-fiction essay

Memoir
10 Under which of these of genres does Out of the Dust not fall?
Novel in verse

Historical fiction

Children's literature

Magical realism
11 What is notable about the book's use of language?
The words are translated from French

The author uses no punctuation

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

The sentences are divided into lines of verse
12 Where was Billie Jo born?
In a pond

On the floor of her family's kitchen

At a hospital in Canada

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

Bayard

Billie Jo

Ma
14 Who is the primary antagonist?
Bayard

Mr. Hardly

Miss Freeland

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

Her father wanted a son

She is named after her mother

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

Red

White

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

Deus ex machina

Simile

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

Blueberries

Oranges

Cherries
19 What region does the Kelby family live in?
Texas Summit

Oklahoma Panhandle

Bay of Biscay

Mississippi Delta
20 At the beginning of the book, what event does Billie Jo look forward to?
The birth of her first sibling

Her parents renewing their vows

Her engagement to Mad Dog

Her graduation from high school
21 Who is Miss Freeland?
Bayard's girlfriend

Bayard's sister

Billie Jo's teacher

Billie Jo's mother
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

Guitar

Flute

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

Billie Jo stole her boyfriend

Billie Jo spread rumors about Livie

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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