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Who did Billie Jo name her baby brother after?
President Franklin Roosevelt
What does the stranger on the train take from Billie Jo and what does he leave?
He took biscuits and left a photograph.
What kind of figurative language is this... ''...roamed like a ridiculous long-necked cow..."
simile
Who does Billie Jo blame for her mother's death?
her father
In what state does the story take place?
Oklahoma
Who came to visit Billie Jo and stayed for more than an hour?
Mad Dog Craddock
How did the fire start in the kitchen?
Ma poured kerosene near the stove because she thought it was water.
What does the rain represent?
hope
What type of figurative language is this... "She's an old mule on the subject of schooling."
metaphor
What did Billie Jo like best about Louise?
She didn't tell Billie Jo what she should do.
Who is Livie Killian?
She is Billie's Jo best friend.
What did Billie Jo get Ma's permission to do?
play at the palace
Who does Billie Jo hear on the radio?
Mad Dog Cradduck
Why didn't the coach mention that Billie Jo should play basketball?
She had badly scarred hands.
Through the mail Billie Jo received an invitation to...
live with Aunt Ellis in Lubbock
Who is Billie Jo's school teacher?
Miss Freeland
During the drought, Polly thought Bayard should...
put in a pond
What does Billie Jo's father have on his skin?
Cancerous spots
Who is Arley Wanderdale?
Billie Jo's music teacher
Why couldn't Billie Jo get out of the dust?
The dust was "inside" her.
What is the name of Pa's lady friend?
Louise
What flowers grew on the graves when her father was a soldier?
Red Poppies
Billie Jo scrubbed the house and broke the mud despite her pain because...
Billie Jo thought she could make people feel at ease with her again by...
winning the contest at the Palace Theatre
Where did Billie Jo's Ma get her piano from?
It was a wedding gift from her father.