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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 does Dell, Janisse's brother, claim to have seen men stealing from the junkyard in the middle of the night?
(a) Radiators.
(b) Copper wire.
(c) Engines.
(d) Windows.

2. What event did Frank attend on the day he had his first major nervous breakdown during Janisse's childhood?
(a) A gem and rock show.
(b) A car show.
(c) A boat show.
(d) A gun show.

3. What expensive item did Frank buy for the household in order to foster his childrens' interest in knowledge and learning?
(a) A marble globe.
(b) A microscope kit.
(c) A set of encyclopedias.
(d) A gold-encased compass.

4. When tree farming became common practice in 1940, why was the longleaf pine rarely planted by tree farmers?
(a) Its seedlings were too expensive.
(b) It required too much room to grow.
(c) It did not bring as much money as other species of tree.
(d) Its taproot was unwieldy and it grew slowly.

5. In what county in Georgia was Janisse raised?
(a) Fulton County.
(b) Appling County.
(c) Mason County.
(d) Grasslands County.

Short Answer Questions

1. What chore done before a thunderstorm does Janisse use in the Introduction as a metaphor for the Georgian people seeing everything coming before it happens?

2. What does Janisse say the source of southern Georgia's majesty and sublimity used to come from before that source was destroyed?

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

4. What breed was the dog that Frank treated with painkillers and saved after it had been hit by a car on the highway?

5. What nickname did Frank call his wife, Lee Ada?

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