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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose name did Clyo call out when she lay dying?
(a) Charlie's.
(b) Janisse's.
(c) Lee Ada's.
(d) Frank's.

2. Indigo snakes have a four-month mating season once a year. When is it?
(a) June through September.
(b) December through March.
(c) November through February.
(d) October through January.

3. What is the main practice of gopher tortoises that helps other types of forest animals to survive?
(a) They dig burrows in which other animals take refuge.
(b) They eat seeds that cannot be digested by other animals until they have already passed through the tortoise's digestive system.
(c) They dig burrows in which predators become trapped when chasing their prey.
(d) They are involved in a symbiotic relationship with a particular parasite that is a favorite food of many forest birds.

4. What did Frank use to plug the holes in the flat-bottomed boat?
(a) Corks.
(b) Rubber plugs.
(c) Tape.
(d) Bread.

5. What did Frank's children begin to watch for as a sign that he was entering a manic phase of his mental illness?
(a) Impulsive actions concerning his salvaging business.
(b) His inability to sleep.
(c) His tendency to talk for hours on end without listening to their replies.
(d) Displays of anger.

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. What did Frank do with the painted tortoise when the vendor finally released it?

3. Why did the welfare checks for Clyo and her children stop coming a few years after she and Charlie split up?

4. Though she patiently and valiantly fought to bring Frank back to mental health, what happened to finally convince Lee Ada that Frank needed to check in to a mental hospital?

5. For what reason did Frank throw out the family's television set when Janisse's little sister Kay was a baby?

(see the answer key)

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