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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 26-30, Afterword, & Appendices.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Frank do with the painted tortoise when the vendor finally released it?
(a) He built a little house for it in his backyard.
(b) He administered pain medication to it and set it free.
(c) He dug a burrow for it in the forest and placed the tortoise inside.
(d) He took it to a veterinarian.

3. What did Frank tell the children they must do if anyone approached the family's swimming hole while he was teaching them to swim?
(a) They have to be nice to the newcomers and introduce themselves.
(b) They have to run and jump into the car even if they are soaking wet.
(c) They have to go underwater.
(d) They have to grab their towels and cover up as quickly as they can.

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

5. How old was Janisse when her maternal grandfather Arthur died of cancer?
(a) 9.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Charlie die when he passed away three years prior to Clyo's death?

2. Though Janisse had never seen an indigo snake in the wild until she was an adult, her older friend Milton said that he had seen them before. In what context had he seen them?

3. With which type of creature was Janisse's maternal grandmother Beulah fascinated?

4. What is the main practice of gopher tortoises that helps other types of forest animals to survive?

5. What did Frank use to plug the holes in the flat-bottomed boat?

(see the answer key)

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