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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was the red-cockaded woodpecker federally listed as endangered?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1970.

2. The family's junkyard was bordered by a group of row houses that lacked two modern conveniences. What two elements did the houses lack?
(a) Running water and telephone service.
(b) Heat and running water.
(c) Electricity and running water.
(d) Electricity and telephone service.

3. Which state designated the gopher tortoise as their state reptile in 1989?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Texas.
(c) Florida.
(d) Georgia.

4. In Chapter 10, Timber, Janisse writes that railroads were to pines what railroads were to buffalo. What does she state that railroads were to both pines and buffalo?
(a) A means of possible survival.
(b) A savior.
(c) A means to extinction.
(d) A means of distracting the masses from the real destruction.

5. What sign of distress did Janisse notice when looking at the painted tortoise?
(a) It was making a faint wheezing sound.
(b) It had pulled its head into its shell.
(c) It was drooling from its nose and mouth.
(d) It had turned onto its back.

Short Answer Questions

1. What evidence of the Lower Creek Indians' prior presence did Lee Ada find on Beulah's property when she was a little girl?

2. What threat did Janisse use to try to get the vendor to let her take the painted tortoise to safety?

3. When tree farming became common practice in 1940, why was the longleaf pine rarely planted by tree farmers?

4. What prompted Frank to buy out his father Charlie's share of the salvage business?

5. What is the maximum rainfall that occurs in Appling County in a given year?

(see the answer key)

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