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Karen HesseA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Reading Check and Short Answer questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.
Reading Check
1. Where was Billie Jo born?
2. When did the last good crop of wheat come?
3. Who taught Billie Jo to play the piano?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. How does Billie Jo feel about playing the piano?
2. What are some ways dust is impacting the family’s daily lives?
Reading Check
1. Who suggests Daddy dig a pond to help with the farming?
2. Though he usually harvests 20 bushels of wheat, this June, how many bushels of wheat does Mr. Haverstick get?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. How does the family feel about and treat the apple trees, and what might the apple trees symbolize?
2. When the farm gets rain after the dust storm, how is it harmful rather than helpful?
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