Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Out of the Dust? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. Getting away from home helps Billie Jo to do what?
Discover her love for her home
Become a world famous pianist
Start a new life out of the dust
Get a job with the CCC
Q. While the Dust Bowl's circumstances are tough, what do they teach the characters to do?
Make apple pandowdy
Show empathy and compassion
Hold onto their dreams
Clean up dust
Q. When Billie Jo's friends leave home, what emotion does she primarily feel?
Happiness
Anger
Totally manic elation
Jealousy
Q. Why is music important to the characters?
They like going to the club—duh.
It helps them forget their hardships.
It gives people something to do during dust storms.
It's a longstanding Panhandle tradition.
Q. Why does Billie Jo want to enter the contest at the Palace Theater?
There will be agents and VIPs in the audience.
She wants to impress Mad Dog.
She wants to prove that she can still play.
She wants to beat Birdie Jasper.