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60 Cards in this Set
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What evidence showed that the Kelby fam, was very poor?
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they lived in a shack
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Why did Billie Jo critisize the killing of rabbits?
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because of whats happening to the friends
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Why were Livie and her family moving away?
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to escape the dust
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What effect did the drought have upon farmers in Oklahoma?
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messed up the land
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Why was playing the piano so important to Billie Jo
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because her mom taught her
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How have the Kelby family's situation worsened>
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they had a dust storm, crops were ripped
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Why do you thing Billie Jo's father wanted a son instead of a daughter?
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because he could do stuff that men could do
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Why do you think billie h
jo's father refused to take a gov't loan? |
he was afraid he wouldn't be able to pay bank back
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Why did billie jo think her mother was dazzling? qhy might she not seem as dazzlinf in another place or time?
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A. her mom loves the piano and it is billie je's favorite thing.
B.she was dirty and poor |
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How did the kelby family know that this years faild wheat crop meant a failed crop for the following year?
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they didn't have seeds to plant & didnt have money to buy them
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why did ma suggest that daddy plant something other than wheat>
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they could do better than wheat
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what effect did the performance of Madame Butterfly have on billie jo?
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made her want to know what was outside of her world.
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why did billie jo say that her father fought in the Great War instead of calling it WW1?
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WW2 hadent happened
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how were the poppies in France similar to mas apple trees
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they stood for hope
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why didnt the rain bringrelief to the kelby farm
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it fell too fast and washed away the wheat
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why was billie jo happiest when she was with vera, arley, and the black mesa boys?
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she could escape
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would you caracterize billie jo;s daddy as a stubborn or a determined man?
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determined because he was determined that it would rain
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why do you think ma didnt want billie jo to play poano with arley wanderdales troupe?
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she didnt want her to have better opportunities and didnt want her to leave
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what did the boy's appearance at the farm reveal about the times in which he lived?
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it was a depression and he didnt have a house and was poor
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why did billie jo and her daddy feel guilty about mas death
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her dad gave her the karosene and billie jo threw the paol of fire on her
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why did billie jo hit the piano keys with her fist
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she was angry because her ma had died
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how did billie jo's daddy react to the traagedy of mas death
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in shock
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what happened to the relationship between billie jo and herdaddy after mas death
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it got worse and worse
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according to miss freeland what caused the dustbowl to happen
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everyone plowed soil&sod until there was no more to hold water
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how did most people treat billie jo after her mothers death
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ignored her cause they thought it was her fault
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what mixed feelings did hte art exhibit bring to billie jo
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she loved them then she was because she couldnt see them anymore
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why do you think the author presented elements of hope in the rain and mas improved mood just before her death
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mas death would become a surprise
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whi do you think was to blame for mas death
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no one it was child labor
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why do you think the author included mention of the doinne quintuplets and the eruption of kilauea
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ma was pregnant and it made her want to have 5 children to please daddy. the earthquake was the same thing but happening to the peeps in hawaii
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tell the meaning of the word: bounty
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more than enough
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testy
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snappy
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stupor
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really drunk
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civil
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nice, friendly
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wager
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bet
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bawl
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cry
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coo
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go on
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bonus
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extra
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wisp
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small amount
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dazed
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zone out
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wince
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jump back
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sorghum
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feeds cattle
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drought
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long period without rain
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searing
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stinging
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bushel
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groups of something
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rag
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song
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gripe
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complain
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kerosene
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highly flamable liquid
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sod
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grass with its roots
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withered
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died and shriveled up
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quench
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to put an end to it
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fidgety
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moving aroud in a seat
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cereus
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plant
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acre
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measure of land
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grumble
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to mumble under your breath
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agent
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a person or thing that brings out a certain result
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combines
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a machine that gathers grain and threshold
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crouch
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to get down near the ground
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crusty
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bad temper;rude
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seep
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leak through small openings
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writhe
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thwist and turn in pain
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