Out of the Dust Quizzes

Out of the Dust Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Out of the Dust?
Haruki Murakami

Karen Hesse

Billie Jo Kelby

Margaret Atwood
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

Mad Dog Craddock

An unnamed third-person narrator

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

First-person

Second-person

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

England

Canada

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

The Spanish Civil War

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?
Twenty

Thirteen

Twelve

Fifteen
9 What form does Out of the Dust take?
Memoir

Novel

Stage play

Non-fiction essay
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 sentences are divided into lines of verse

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

The author uses no punctuation

The words are translated from French
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?
Billie Jo

Ma

Bayard

Karen Hesse
14 Who is the primary antagonist?
Mr. Hardly

Miss Freeland

Bayard

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

Her father wanted a son

She is named after her mother

She was born male
16 What color does Billie Jo say she has been since the day she was born?
White

Brown

Yellow

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

Dramatic irony

Foreshadowing

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

Cherries

Blueberries

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

Mississippi Delta

Oklahoma Panhandle

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

Her graduation from high school

Her engagement to Mad Dog

The birth of her first sibling
21 Who is Miss Freeland?
Billie Jo's teacher

Bayard's sister

Bayard's girlfriend

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

She and her family move to California

She dates Mad Dog to spite Billie Jo

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

Piano

Flute

Drums
24 Why does Billie Jo envy Livie?
Billie Jo spread rumors about Livie

Billie Jo wishes she were traveling west herself

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

Billie Jo stole her boyfriend
25 In what year does Billie Jo begin her narration?
1945

1994

1934

1933

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