Characters
What is the name of Pa's sister who comes to take baby brother away but arrives too late?
Aunt Ellis
Where do Billie Jo and her family live?
Oklahoma
“She’s an old mule on the subject of my schooling.”
Metaphor
What did Mr. Roosevelt suggest farmers plant to help with dust storms?
Trees
Who is the author of Out of the Dust?
Karen Hesse
What do Mr. Noble and Mr. Romney do to take care of the rabbit infestation?
Have a rabbit killing contest
What do the neighbors talk about after Ma's funeral?
How Billie Jo threw the bucket of kerosene
“…her fine tunes and her fancy fingerwork…”
Alliteration
What was Black Sunday?
The worst "black blizzard" of the Dust Bowl.
What flowers grew on the graves when her father was a soldier?
Poppies
What does Pa do as a result of Ma's injuries?
Goes drinking
In Billie Jo's dream, Ma give birth to a baby what?
A baby of flames
“Lightning danced down on its spindly legs.”
Personification
Who was President during the setting of this novel?
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Who sang "Dustbowl Refugee"?
Woody Guthrie
Who is Joe de la Flor and what kind of livestock does he have?
A rancher. Cattle
What does Billie Jo call playing piano on stage?
Heaven
When she didn’t get to play the piano in the community play, Billie Jo gave her mother “a look foul as maggoty stew”
Simile
Where did many farmers relocate to during the Dust Bowl and what were they called?
California; migrants; Dustbowl Refugees
What does Pa say Mad Dog's real name is?
He doesn't say.
What does Livie Killian give to Billie Jo the day she leaves?
A drawing of Billie Jo playing piano
How does Billie Jo have to set the table during the Dust Bowl era?
With the plates and glasses upside down
She didn’t think they could squeeze a rattlesnake into the back even if he’d paid full price, the place was so packed.”
Hyperbole
What economic event in history was happening during the time period of this novel and what event signaled its beginning?
The Great Depression; Black Tuesday
Where did Billie Jo's Ma get her piano?
As a wedding present from Pa