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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What materials did Frank use in order to build the children a swing set in the backyard?
(a) Milk crates.
(b) Car hoods.
(c) Lengths of pipe.
(d) Car engines.

2. In what year was Janisse born?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1965.

3. What nickname did Frank call his wife, Lee Ada?
(a) Cookins.
(b) Cook.
(c) Cooks.
(d) Cookie.

4. How many acres did Janisse's family's land take up, including the family home and her father Frank's junkyard?
(a) 15 acres.
(b) 4 acres.
(c) 20 acres.
(d) 10 acres.

5. What was the catalyst for the "opening" of Janisse's heart referenced in the chapter title How the Heart Opens?
(a) Her brother's decision to become a minister.
(b) Her discovery of her love for painting.
(c) Her fascination with the carnivorous pitcher plant.
(d) Her father's healing from his mental illness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job did Janisse's great-grandfather Pun have that she sees as having wreaked havoc on the longleaf pine forests?

2. When tree farming became common practice in 1940, why was the longleaf pine rarely planted by tree farmers?

3. Janisse describes her area of southern Georgia as lying below the fall line. What does she say that fall line serves to separate from one another?

4. What was the subject of Janisse's recurring daydream she had during church services?

5. When Janisse's family said grace before each meal, each child in the family was required to say something. What were they required by Frank to say?

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