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The Year of Billy Miller

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  • Who likes volcanoes?
    Billy likes volcanoes.
  • What did Billy do when he could not think of anything to write?
    He drew volcanoes in progressive stages of exploding
  • Whom does Billy decide to write his year-end poem about?
    Mrs. Silver
    Sal
    Papa
    Mama
  • What was Billy's poem about?
    The poem was about his mom.
  • In Part 4, how does Billy attempt to recite his poem?
    By rapping
    By singing
    From memory
    From making it up as he goes
  • In which month does the novel end?
    June
    April
    September
    May
  • What does Billy's mom like?
    She likes when it is quiet.
  • In Part 4, what does Billy's mother accept from Mrs. Silver?
    A photograph of the class
    Chinese souvenirs
    A yearbook
    A copy of Billy's poem
  • In Part 3, what does Billy have that Sal wants because she thinks it has special powers?
    A fake pearl
    A chopstick
    A baseball cap
    A Chinese dragon stamp
  • In Part 4 of The Year of Billy Miller, Mama uses quiet to get Billy to think about the world differently.
    Writing
    Photography
    Music
    Quiet
  • What did Ned want to write about?
    He wanted to write about his dog.
  • What did Billy write in his acrostic?
    My Only Mother
  • How many lines does a haiku have?
    A haiku has three lines.