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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the hands of the tree farmers, the land was laid bare. What simile does Janisse use to describe its bare state?
(a) Bare as a sand dune.
(b) Bare as a blank sheet of paper.
(c) Bare as a vulture's pate.
(d) Bare as a possum's tail.

2. On the outskirts of what town is the junkyard where Janisse spent her childhood?
(a) Atlanta, Georgia.
(b) Macon, Georgia.
(c) Augusta, Georgia.
(d) Baxley, Georgia.

3. What breed was the dog that Frank treated with painkillers and saved after it had been hit by a car on the highway?
(a) Golden Retriever.
(b) Collie.
(c) Dachshund.
(d) Beagle.

4. What prompted Frank to buy out his father Charlie's share of the salvage business?
(a) Frank discovers that Charlie has been siphoning money from the business into his own pockets.
(b) Charlie cares only about living paycheck to paycheck, but Frank wants to do more than just survive.
(c) Charlie wants to move to Florida to pick oranges for a living.
(d) Frank fights too often with Charlie, making the workplace too tense.

5. In Chapter 4, Built by Fire, what two natural elements does Janisse pit against one another in her personification-laden story?
(a) Rivers and grasslands.
(b) Longleaf pines and lightning.
(c) Humans and longleaf pines.
(d) Swamps and monsoons.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What materials did Frank use in order to build the children a swing set in the backyard?

3. When Janisse tells her father repeatedly that she does not like her piano lessons, what does she say she would rather be doing?

4. Why did Frank abandon after only a year the church he had founded when his children were small?

5. What city is NOT one of the bigger cities closest to Janisse's hometown?

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