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Miscellaneous
100
What happened when kerosene was used instead of water?
Billie Jo and Ma were badly burned.
100
Who is the main character?
Billie Jo.
100
What is the theme described when Billie Jo kept playing the piano past the pain?
Never give up on your dreams (determination)
100
What was the time period with a bunch of dust?
The Dust Bowl.
100
Who did Billie Jo go on a road trip with? (Who was Billie Jo's piano teacher?)
Arley Wanderdale
200
What happened when Ma gave birth?
She died, and baby Franklin dying just a few days later.
200
Who built the pond and later discovered they had cancer?
Pa.
200
What is the theme when Billie Jo gets on the train?
Bravery.
200
What state did they live in?
Oklahoma
200
Who was president during this novel?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)
300
What happened to the crops when the dust storms rolled in?
The crops dried up and blew away(died).
300
Who lived to be about one day old and was named after the president?
Baby Franklin.
300
What is the theme when Pa used all the money?
Shock and frustration.
300
Where was Billie Jo heading to while she was on the train?
Out of the dust.
300
What were the bumps on Pa's skin?
Skin cancer.
400
How did Billie Jo do in her piano competition despite the pain.
Decent, she got 3rd place.
400
Who brought Billie Jo and her dad's relationship back together?
Louise.
400
What is the theme when Louise comes in?
A clean slate. (A brand new start.)
400
Where was everyone moving to to escape the dust?
California.
400
Who was the girl that moved away?
Livie Killian
500
Where was Ma and Franklin's grave buried? (Where did Pa and Billie Jo go to talk?)
The hill behind the house.
500
Who was the talented singer in which Billie Jo thought could achieve great things?
Maddog.
500
What is the theme when the dust storms come?
Devastation.
500
Where were Billie Jo recitals?
the ballroom
500
Who was the doctor that tended to Billie Jo and Ma's burns?
Doc Rice