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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. Janisse references a line of literature that may be the original source of the term 'Cracker': Who wrote the line, "What cracker is this same that deafes our eares with this abundance of superfluous breath?"
(a) William Faulkner.
(b) William Shakespeare.
(c) Christopher Marlowe.
(d) John Donne.

2. What is the average amount of rainfall in Appling County, Georgia?
(a) 30 inches.
(b) 40 inches.
(c) 60 inches.
(d) 50 inches.

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

4. How many children did Clyo and Charlie have together?
(a) Six.
(b) Five.
(c) Eight.
(d) Nine.

5. What game of pretend did Janisse and her brothers play inside the old school bus?
(a) Chain gang.
(b) Baptism.
(c) Zoo.
(d) Runaway school bus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the oldest age to which longleaf pines can live?

2. When Charlie somehow got out of the mental institution to which Clyo had him committed, how did she persuade him to leave the family home again?

3. Which of the following is NOT a list included in the Appendixes at the back of the memoir that focuses on the uplands in the southern coastal plain?

4. Though she did not speak to Charlie for 25 years after they split up, what did Clyo do that showed she still cared about him?

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

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