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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 was the subject of Janisse's recurring daydream she had during church services?
(a) Running off to join the circus.
(b) Being a bank robber.
(c) Having a very tiny real baby of her own.
(d) Living in the forest as a hermit.

2. What was the main reason Janisse and her siblings were not anxious to use the camper on a trip?
(a) They thought it would be too heavy and would make their old car break down.
(b) They thought it was very ugly.
(c) They did not think they would like camping.
(d) They did not think their father would like camping.

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

4. What event did Frank attend on the day he had his first major nervous breakdown during Janisse's childhood?
(a) A gun show.
(b) A boat show.
(c) A car show.
(d) A gem and rock show.

5. For how many years does Janisse say her family had been in Appling County, Georgia?
(a) 150 years.
(b) 210 years.
(c) 180 years.
(d) 86 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the term bricoleur mean?

2. 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?

3. Why did the town of Brunswick have a distinctive smell?

4. What kind of creature did Beulah catch in her hands one day, much to the delight of Janisse and her siblings?

5. On what object did Lee Ada embroider the words, "I love you, Franklin"?

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