Billy Jo
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Where did Billy Jo live?
Oklahoma
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Who is Billy Jo's teacher
Miss. Freeland
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What is the relationship between Pa and Billy Jo
Distant/Awkward and not strong
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He is a singer with Arley Wonderdale
Who is Mad Dog
100
What is kerosene?
Light fuel
200
can you explain what happened before Billy Jo got burned?
Fixing up breakfast for her family
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PaWho says this quote "The water'll seep back into the ground as fast as I can pump it..."
Pa
200
Who is the book dedicated to?
Brenda Bowen
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Sweet smelling flowers
What does Ma describe her apple blossom trees as?
200
What is a tractor?
A powerful motor-driven vehicle with large, heavy treads
300
What evidence can you find about the disease Pa has. What disease does he have?
Cancer
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How did people classify Pa?
Crazy
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You have learned the brand of Ma's piano. What is it
Eaton's pianos
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What colors is Ma's apple blossom trees?
Pinky-white
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What is a mule?
The offspring of a horse and donkey
400
Can you find evidence of why Billy Jo left her house?
To get out of the dust
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Why was Jim Martin down on his knees when Billy Jo walked by the Crystal hotel?
He was scraping off mud that had dried to crust
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What did Joe De La Flor stop by for?
To tell Billy Jo that they found one boy tangled in a barb-wire fence and a smothered in a drifted dust
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Who says this quote "Most everyone's heard of Madame Butterfly"?
Mad Dog
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What is to seep?
To pass, flow, or ooze gradually through a porous substance
500
What was Billy Jo walking under when she left the house?
Under the stars
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True or false? Ma died from severe burns
False
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What did Billy Jo want most from her Ma when she died?
She wanted her to put her arm across her shoulder and stroke her back hair
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What is the basketball coaches name?
Coach Albright
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What does whatsoever mean?
Not mattering
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