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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job did Janisse's friend Milton have when they were hiking and found the rare indigo snake together?
(a) Botanist.
(b) Baker.
(c) Zoologist.
(d) Farmer.

2. What did Frank use to beat Janisse and her brothers after they stood by while a neighbor boy killed a snapping turtle?
(a) A wooden paddle.
(b) A belt.
(c) A wooden spoon.
(d) A ruler.

3. What object did Frank create out of driveshafts, hollow metal rods, and fence wire?
(a) A jungle gym.
(b) An arbor for a grapevine.
(c) A bathtub frame.
(d) A cart to pull behind the family car.

4. What was the name of the closest mental hospital to the Rays' home, where many family members and neighbors of theirs spent time?
(a) Western.
(b) Milledgeville.
(c) Leavenworth.
(d) Bedlam.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lee Ada do for a time after graduating from high school?

2. 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?

3. What was the main reason Janisse and her siblings were not anxious to use the camper on a trip?

4. What was the punishment if Janisse or one of her siblings disobeyed Frank's instructions while they were left alone in the house?

5. When Milton told a story about catching an eight-foot-long indigo snake and it getting loose in his family's home, where did he say they eventually found it?

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