Main Events
Characters
Cause and Effect
Setting
Random
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Which character acted as Billie Jo's 'Mom' at the School Christmas Dinner?
Her School Teacher, Miss Freeland.
100
What caused Billie Jo to stop doing what she loved?
Her hands were burned by a boiling pot of kerosene.
100
Where was Billie Jo planning to head when she would escape the dust?
She planned on heading West.
100
Why did Billie Jo think her father was going to night school?
She thought he liked the company of all of the ladies.
200
Was the family that stayed in the classroom a bother to the children?
No, the kids were fond of them and didn't want them to leave.
200
Who comforted Bayard while Billie Jo was attempting to get 'out of the dust?'
Louise
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What caused Livie Killian to move out West, where she could escape the dust?
Her Father got a job offer.
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Where in Oklahoma did Billie Jo and her father live?
In the panhandle of Oklahoma, in a small city known as Joyce City.
200
Since what grade were Livie Killian and Billie Jo friends?
Billie Jo and Livie had been friends since first grade.
300
Why was Billie Jo's mother so stubborn about letting her play piano with Arley Wanderdale?
She thought it was more important to study and Billie Jo went out of the house enough.
300
Why did Aunt Ellis ignore Billie Jo when she visited?
Aunt Ellis was reminded of Billie Jo's mother.
300
What caused Billie Jo's parents to be so optimistic about the rain coming again?
They had hope because they believed that everything was bound to happen, it just takes time.
300
What thought did Louise and Bayard laugh about when they received a letter?
They laughed at the thought of Billie Jo living with Aunt Ellis in Texas.
300
When Billie Jo looked in the mirror what did she see in herself that reminded her of her mother?
Billie Jo was reminded of her mother playing piano and her mother's stubbornness.
400
What aspect did Louise fill in replacing Billie Jo's mother?
Louise filled the apple jar above the piano, and fed Billie Jo and her father.
400
Who was singing in his saddle when it finally rained?
Joe De La Flor
400
If Mad Dog sang well on the radio, what were they offering him?
They were going to offer him a job.
400
Where did Mad Dog travel to when he was offered to sing on the radio?
He was going to Amarillo.
400
What was the picture of that Livie Killian gave to Billie Jo when she moved out West?
Livie gave Billie Jo a picture of a girl sitting by a piano with a straw hat and an apple half way to her mouth, just like she pictured Billie Jo.
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What did Billie Jo figure out about the dust?
It was inside of her and she could not escape it.
500
What caused the family in the classroom to leave?
They had stayed long enough and they had to move West.
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As Billie Jo and her father were walking home from the station, step by step, what was she doing?
She was forgiving both her father and herself.
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