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

1950s

1920s

The year is never disclosed
3 Who narrates Out of the Dust?
Billie Jo Kelby

An unnamed third-person narrator

Karen Hesse

Mad Dog Craddock
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?
Mexico

United States

England

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

The War of Independence

The Great Depression

9/11
7 In what state is the book set?
California

Texas

Oklahoma

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

Twelve

Fifteen

Twenty
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?
Historical fiction

Children's literature

Magical realism

Novel in verse
11 What is notable about the book's use of language?
The words are translated from French

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

The author uses no punctuation

The sentences are divided into lines of verse
12 Where was Billie Jo born?
At a hospital in Canada

Out in the fields

On the floor of her family's kitchen

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

Karen Hesse

Bayard

Billie Jo
14 Who is the primary antagonist?
Arley

Bayard

Miss Freeland

Mr. Hardly
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?
Yellow

Red

White

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

Deus ex machina

Foreshadowing

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

Blueberries

Cherries

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 engagement to Mad Dog

The birth of her first sibling

Her graduation from high school
21 Who is Miss Freeland?
Billie Jo's teacher

Bayard's girlfriend

Billie Jo's mother

Bayard's sister
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?
Drums

Piano

Flute

Guitar
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 wishes she were traveling west herself

Billie Jo stole her boyfriend
25 In what year does Billie Jo begin her narration?
1994

1945

1933

1934

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