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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what practice does the gopher tortoise require open sunny spots within their habitats?
(a) Eating.
(b) Drying out their shells.
(c) Laying eggs.
(d) Absorbing Vitamin D.

2. Who was Foster Sellers and how did he play a role in the children's junkyard games?
(a) He was a local bank robber and his old car was in the family junkyard.
(b) He was a local doctor and his old ambulance was in the family junkyard.
(c) He was a local veterinarian and his van was in the family junkyard.
(d) He was a local mortician and his hearse was in the family junkyard.

3. 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 walked into town while naked.
(c) Frank lay in the yard for two days, refusing to get up.
(d) 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.

4. What was the name of the Rays' neighbor who survived a train accident in 1955?
(a) Jeffrey.
(b) Willie.
(c) Joey.
(d) Charlie.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What threat did Janisse use to try to get the vendor to let her take the painted tortoise to safety?

2. In what year was Janisse born?

3. What did Frank's children begin to watch for as a sign that he was entering a manic phase of his mental illness?

4. 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?

5. In what county in Georgia was Janisse raised?

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