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Who are the two women who influence Billie Jo the most?
Polly, Billie Jo's mother, and Miss Freeland,
Tell how Billie Jo's mother influences her. What are some of the important things that she learns from her?
Polly tells Billie Jo to have a better life than the one she is in now and to focus more on education. Polly just wants to give Billie Jo a better life than the one she had.
Tell how Billie Jo's teacher, Miss Freeland, influences her.
Miss Freeland encourages Billie Jo to seek out her musical career and to keep playing piano.
Who is the more significant character in the story? Miss Freeland or Polly, Billie Jo's mother? Explain and defend your answer.
They both influence Billie Jo for different purposes in different ways. They both help and influence Billie Jo equally.
Who does Billie Jo meet in the boxcar?
Billie Jo meets a man in the boxcar who has a family, and eventually gives her a picture of his family to send to them.
How does the person Billie Jo meets in the boxcar influence her?
The man Billie Jo meets in the boxcar influences her because the man reminds her of her father. She is now worried about her father which made her decide to go back to her father in Texas.
Compare and contrast the man in the boxcar to Billie Jo's father.
The man and Billie Jo's father both have family. They have offspring. The man attempts to go west to California, but Billie Jo's father stays in Texas.
Polly, Billie Jo's mother, and Miss Freeland,
Tell how Billie Jo's mother influences her. What are some of the important things that she learns from her?
Polly tells Billie Jo to have a better life than the one she is in now and to focus more on education. Polly just wants to give Billie Jo a better life than the one she had.
Tell how Billie Jo's teacher, Miss Freeland, influences her.
Miss Freeland encourages Billie Jo to seek out her musical career and to keep playing piano.
Who is the more significant character in the story? Miss Freeland or Polly, Billie Jo's mother? Explain and defend your answer.
They both influence Billie Jo for different purposes in different ways. They both help and influence Billie Jo equally.
Who does Billie Jo meet in the boxcar?
Billie Jo meets a man in the boxcar who has a family, and eventually gives her a picture of his family to send to them.
How does the person Billie Jo meets in the boxcar influence her?
The man Billie Jo meets in the boxcar influences her because the man reminds her of her father. She is now worried about her father which made her decide to go back to her father in Texas.
Compare and contrast the man in the boxcar to Billie Jo's father.
The man and Billie Jo's father both have family. They have offspring. The man attempts to go west to California, but Billie Jo's father stays in Texas.