Out of the Dust
How did Billie Jo's mom die?
Billie Jo caught her on fire.
What was the name of the commune that Cap lived at with his Grandmother?
Garland Farm
Highly disturbed or irritated
Agitated
Name the figurative language: "He let the cat out of the bag."
Idiom
What was the title of the book we just read?
Among the Hidden or One for the Murphy's
What instrument does Billie Jo play?
Piano
What did Sophie always call Cap?
Freakazoid
A smug or offensive smile
Smirk
Name the figurative language: The water was a glove that enveloped the swimmer’s body.
Metaphor.
List three things that the main character in your book liked
Among the Hidden: The woods, Jen, books, spending time with his brothers, his mom
One for the Murphy's: Numbers, Mrs. Murphy, Micheal Eric, Toni Mr. Longneck, basketball
What does the apple tree represent?
Hope and resilience
Where were Caps parents?
Dead from malaria
To wait
Bide
Name the figurative language: "The boy was a sky scraper, towering over all the other students".
Metaphor
Give an example of a type of conflict in the story and explain it.
Depends on story.
Why did Billie Jo come back after running away?
She met a man on the train that ran away from his family and she realized that her dad never ran away. She also knew it wouldn't solve her problems.
List 3 things that Zach and his friends did to Cap.
Put stuff in his locker, spit spitballs at him, sent him to rooms that didn't exist, fake love notes, etc.
Marked with spots or smears of color.
mottled
Name the figurative language: Johnny is feeling under the weather?
Idiom.
How was a conflict resolved in the story?
Depends on the story
What is the figurative meaning of the title, "Out of the Dust" mean?
Getting out of depression, hardship, struggle, grief, pain and finding a way to move on.
What vocab word is this, drain of color or extremely pale.
Ashen
Abandoned or deserted
Forsaken
Name the figurative language: The air was as cold as ice.
Simile
What was the Resolution of the story?
Depends on the story