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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 20-25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pun's oft-given piece of advice to his son was, "Don't take more on your heart than you can shake off your heels." How does Janisse feel about this lesson?
(a) She says that everyone in her family appears to have learned it except her, and she wishes she could learn it.
(b) She says that she has never learned it and hopes that she never does.
(c) She says that she does not know what it truly means.
(d) She says that she has tried to live her life by it but has failed.

2. In what year did Clyo finally succumb to her various maladies?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1972.

3. What forbidden activity do Janisse and her siblings get to do when they are at Beulah's house?
(a) They get to celebrate the childrens' birthdays.
(b) They get to wear summer clothes.
(c) They get to wear bathing suits while swimming.
(d) They get to watch television.

4. 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) Heat and running water.
(b) Running water and telephone service.
(c) Electricity and telephone service.
(d) Electricity and running water.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Lee Ada marries Frank, what task did she offer to help her father Arthur with when she was seeking to make peace with him?

2. Why did Lee Ada and Frank elope?

3. Why did Dell stay home from the rafting trip when Steve and Janisse and Frank go?

4. At the time of the memoir's writing, about many red-cockaded woodpeckers were left in the United States, most of them relegated to Florida?

5. In the chapter Beulahland, Janisse shares one of Beulah's recipes that was passed down to her for her hope chest. What dish is laid out in the recipe?

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