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Final Jeopardy

Who am I? $100

I have a fondness for apples and love to play fierce piano.

Billie Jo Kelby

Who am I? $200I don’t want to try any new

farming ideas at the beginning of the story.

Bayard Kelby (Daddy)

Who am I? $300

My family and I become migrants and head west

early in the novel.

Livie Killian

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I am Billie Jo’s “Ma” at the Christmas dinner, and I allow a

migrant family to live in my school house for a few days.

Miss Freeland

Louise

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My face is “full enough of springtime”, and I help Billie Jo and Daddy learn

to live again.

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“He’s stubborn as sod.”

Simile

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“…her fine tunes and her fancy fingerwork…”

Alliteration

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Personification

“Lightning danced down on its spindly legs.”

DAILY DOUBLE

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“…a blizzard of sweet-smelling flowers…”

Metaphor

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“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

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Oklahoma Panhandle, 1934-1935, during the Dust Bowl

Setting

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During this part of the story, Billie Jo heads west, then decides that she belongs at

home with her father.

Climax or turning point

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During this part of the story, Billie Jo loses almost everything that is

important to her as the events get complicated.

Rising Action

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During this part of the story, we learn about the characters,

setting, and problem.

Exposition

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Billie Jo, her father, and Louise are building a new life together

as a family.

Resolution

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This was a time of economic hardship for the U.S. and

Europe.

The Great Depression

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This man was the president during the novel; he had polio and served a record 4 terms.

FDR, or Franklin D. Roosevelt

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This famous aviator’s baby was kidnapped during the time of the

novel.

Charles Lindbergh

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Billie Jo’s father fought in France during this war.

World War I

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Anyone caught making this illegal substance during

Prohibition was taken to jail.

Moonshine

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Out of the Dust is written in this type of poetry.

Free verse

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Karen Hesse chose to tell the story in 1st person point of view

for this reason.

So the reader could understand Billie Jo’s thoughts and feelings.

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Billie Jo learns the importance of doing this in order to be able to heal

her soul. She must _______ both herself and Daddy for their

involvement in the accident.

Forgive

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open-minded, to listen to other people’s ideas, and to try new things. Give two examples of

things he did at the end of the novel that prove he has learned those lessons.

Dug Ma’s pond, tried new crops, went to the doctor, did chores for Louise, etc.

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Never give up on your dreams; stay positive, etc.

“The way I see it, hard times aren’t only about money, or drought, or dust. Hard times are about losing spirit, and hope,

and what happens when dreams dry up.”

What theme is Billie Jo expressing?

FINAL JEOPARDY

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Symbolism

What does rain symbolize in the novel?

Hope, life