A. What caused the corn to get smaller and smaller every year? (multiple choice question)
                                    A. the corn was stubborn
                                    B. it did not rain  pg.20
                                    C. the animals kept eating the crops
                                    D. neighbors kept stealing them
    B. Where is the story set? (setting)  in the Mid-West  pg. 1
    C. Name as many things as you can that happened to this family because of the drought.  (resolution) the crops did not grow pg.20, the family lost money pg.21, they had to auction their farm pg. 24, and they had to leave for California pg. 31
    D. What was one thing Mama hid so it wouldn't get sold and why was it so important to them? (on your own) the radio, because their music was all they had pg. 25
    E. What kind of storms were they having that caused them so much trouble? (theme/elements) Dust Storms pg. 17