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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What constituted Janisse's and her brothers' very favorite game within the junkyard?
(a) Pretending to be paramedics saving car accident victims.
(b) Making believe they were car salespeople.
(c) Playing church.
(d) Chasing each other along the tops of salvaged cars.

2. How old was Frank when Charlie first talked him into partnering with him in the wrecking yard business?
(a) 25.
(b) 18.
(c) 16.
(d) 21.

3. What did Charlie hope to accomplish by placing old shoes beneath plants?
(a) He said it would inspire the plants to outrun any diseases that threatened their health.
(b) He believed that shoes were good luck for living things.
(c) He hoped that the slowly decomposing leather would leech nitrogen to fertilize the plants.
(d) He thought the leather would insulate the plants from contact with the frozen ground.

4. With which type of creature was Janisse's maternal grandmother Beulah fascinated?
(a) Lizards.
(b) Birds.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Spiders.

5. How many children did Clyo and Charlie have together?
(a) Eight.
(b) Six.
(c) Nine.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what county in Georgia was Janisse raised?

2. How did Janisse and her siblings get access to books which they knew would garner their father's disapproval?

3. The family's junkyard was bordered by a group of row houses that lacked two modern conveniences. What two elements did the houses lack?

4. In what way was the Ray family different than everyone else in the Apostolic Church's congregation?

5. What was the catalyst for the "opening" of Janisse's heart referenced in the chapter title How the Heart Opens?

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