Out of the Dust Quizzes

Out of the Dust Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Out of the Dust?
Karen Hesse

Billie Jo Kelby

Haruki Murakami

Margaret Atwood
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

Billie Jo Kelby

Mad Dog Craddock

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

Third-person

It depends which character is narrating

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

United States

Canada

England
6 Which of these events is referenced throughout the book?
The Spanish Civil War

9/11

The Great Depression

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

New York

Oklahoma

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

Twelve

Fifteen

Thirteen
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?
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 sentences are divided into lines of verse

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

The author uses no punctuation
12 Where was Billie Jo born?
On the floor of her family's kitchen

In a pond

Out in the fields

At a hospital in Canada
13 Who is the book's protagonist?
Karen Hesse

Ma

Billie Jo

Bayard
14 Who is the primary antagonist?
Mr. Hardly

Bayard

Miss Freeland

Arley
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?
Red

Brown

White

Yellow
17 "Cheekbones like bicycle handles" is an example of what literary device?
Deus ex machina

Simile

Foreshadowing

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

Apples

Oranges

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

Mississippi Delta

Bay of Biscay

Oklahoma Panhandle
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 engagement to Mad Dog

Her parents renewing their vows
21 Who is Miss Freeland?
Billie Jo's teacher

Bayard's sister

Billie Jo's mother

Bayard's girlfriend
22 What happens to Livie Kilian?
She and her family move to California

She dies while hopping trains

She and her family move to New York

She dates Mad Dog to spite Billie Jo
23 What instrument does Billie Jo play?
Piano

Flute

Guitar

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

1994

1945

1933

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