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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 35 million.
(b) 85 million.
(c) 105 million.
(d) 65 million.

2. In Chapter 3, Janisse describes her family's junkyard as ten acres of failed what?
(a) Plans.
(b) Machines.
(c) Memories.
(d) Goals.

3. When Janisse's parents tell the the children the stories of their births, where do they say Janisse was found?
(a) Under a grapevine.
(b) On a bed of moss in the treehouse.
(c) In a bed of pine needles in the forest.
(d) In a big cabbage in the garden.

4. By what year had virtually all of the longleaf pines been felled, leaving only .001 percent of its former numbers?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1890.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1930.

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

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. Who was Foster Sellers and how did he play a role in the children's junkyard games?

3. What type of business did Janisse's grandfather Charlie run with his wife Clyo until he got into a fistfight that destroyed the structure?

4. What prompted Frank to buy out his father Charlie's share of the salvage business?

5. What does the term bricoleur mean?

(see the answer key)

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