Out of the Dust Quizzes

Out of the Dust Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Out of the Dust?
Billie Jo Kelby

Margaret Atwood

Karen Hesse

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

The year is never disclosed

1920s

1950s
3 Who narrates Out of the Dust?
Mad Dog Craddock

Karen Hesse

An unnamed third-person narrator

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

Second-person

First-person

It depends which character is narrating
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?
The Great Depression

9/11

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?
Fifteen

Thirteen

Twenty

Twelve
9 What form does Out of the Dust take?
Novel

Non-fiction essay

Stage play

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

Historical fiction

Magical realism

Children's literature
11 What is notable about the book's use of language?
The author uses no punctuation

The sentences are divided into lines of verse

The words are translated from French

There is nothing notable about the book's use of language
12 Where was Billie Jo born?
At a hospital in Canada

On the floor of her family's kitchen

In a pond

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

Ma

Billie Jo

Karen Hesse
14 Who is the primary antagonist?
Arley

Bayard

Mr. Hardly

Miss Freeland
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

Red

Yellow

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

Simile

Dramatic irony

Foreshadowing
18 What fruit does Billie Jo say she is fond of?
Blueberries

Oranges

Apples

Cherries
19 What region does the Kelby family live in?
Bay of Biscay

Mississippi Delta

Oklahoma Panhandle

Texas Summit
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?
Bayard's girlfriend

Bayard's sister

Billie Jo's teacher

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

She dies while hopping trains

She dates Mad Dog to spite Billie Jo

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 wishes she were traveling west herself

Billie Jo spread rumors about Livie

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

1933

1994

1934

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