Plot
Characters
Characters 2
Themes & Symbols
Miscellaneous
100

What close family member to Billie dies and how do they die?

Billie's mother dies during the birth of Franklin, who also dies.

100
Which one of Billie's friends moves to California?
Livie Killian
100
What plants does Billie Jo's mother grow (until she died)?
Apple Trees
100
What is the main theme of Out of the Dust?
Keep persevering, and things will improve, no matter how bad circumstances are at the moment
100
Name at least 2 items Billie Jo keeps under her bed in a box.
Papers, school drawings, a broken hairpin, dress from baby days, lock of baby hair, woven prairie grass basket, china-headed doll, pink ball, 36 marbles, fan, jar of baby teeth, map of the world, candy wrappers
200
What disease does Billie Jo's father contract? Hint: Spots appear on his hands and neck.
He contracts skin cancer, which is treated by a doctor eventually.
200

Who is Joe de la Flor and what livestock does he keep?

Joe de la Flor is a neighboring rancher who raises cattle.

200
How does Billie score on her standardized tests?
Top in the state
200

What is the author's message (theme) about change?

Change can be difficult but can lead to new paths.


Bonus 200: Give a text example of this theme exemplified.

200

Why was the kerosene by the stove in the first place?

Pa had brought it in for the lamp.

300
Throughout the book, at what locations does Billie Jo play piano? Hint: Six places
At the Palace Theatre, at the FDR National Birthday Ball, in Keyes, in Goodwell, in Texahoma, and at the Talent Show
300

What do the town ladies say about the accident that Billie Jo hears?

"Billie Jo threw the pail."

300
What are Billie Jo's parents' first names?
Bayard and Polly
300

What theme does Billie's relationship with her father express?

Learning to forgive someone is important.

300
Who does Billie Jo encounter on the train when she runs away?
A man with a photograph of his family
400
What relative of Billie Jo's invites her to live with her and where?
Aunt Ellis invites Billie Jo to live with her in Lubbock, Texas.
400

How did Mad Dog get his nickname?

When he was two, he bit everything.

400
What does Louise NOT make for Thanksgiving?
Cranberry sauce
400

What do the apple trees being destroyed by the grasshoppers represent?

The last bit of hope that died with Billie's mother

400
What food does Billie Jo bring with her on the train?
Biscuits, which get stolen
500
What place did Billie get in the Talent Show?
Third
500

Who were the names of the two men who hunted jack- rabbits?

Mr. Noble and Mr. Romney

500

What subject does Arley Wanderdale teach?

Music

500

What does the shattered piano in Billie Jo's nightmare represent?

Her dream of being a pianist ending. 

500
What's Arley's wife's name?
Vera
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