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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 kind of creature did Beulah catch in her hands one day, much to the delight of Janisse and her siblings?
(a) A chameleon.
(b) A red-cockaded woodpecker.
(c) A ruby-throated hummingbird.
(d) A sparrow.

2. 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?
(a) Frank cooked a rat and prepared to eat it for dinner.
(b) Frank locked her and the children in the back bedroom for hours, denying them food and water and murmuring to himself as he paced the house.
(c) Frank lay in the yard for two days, refusing to get up.
(d) Frank walked into town while naked.

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

4. Of the 156 million acres that used to constitute the longleaf pine's southeastern range, how many of those acres were once covered by longleaf pines?
(a) 105 million.
(b) 85 million.
(c) 65 million.
(d) 35 million.

5. What job did Janisse's great-grandfather Pun have that she sees as having wreaked havoc on the longleaf pine forests?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Lumberjack.
(c) Surveyor.
(d) Cattle herder.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the author writes that Frank would often help "a family like the Joads" by feeding them or finding candy for their children when they stopped in to get a part to fix their broken-down car, what novel is she referencing?

3. On the outskirts of what town is the junkyard where Janisse spent her childhood?

4. For how many years does Janisse say her family had been in Appling County, Georgia?

5. What materials did Frank use in order to build the children a swing set in the backyard?

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