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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 is NOT one of the dangers Janisse's father Frank mentions when warning the children about the treacherous junkyard?
(a) A bad cut.
(b) Plague.
(c) Lockjaw.
(d) Poisoning.

2. Janisse uses a quote from which novel to begin Chapter 3, Shame?
(a) Ecotopia.
(b) Absalom, Absalom.
(c) A Brave New World.
(d) A Separate Peace.

3. What did Frank's children begin to watch for as a sign that he was entering a manic phase of his mental illness?
(a) Impulsive actions concerning his salvaging business.
(b) His tendency to talk for hours on end without listening to their replies.
(c) His inability to sleep.
(d) Displays of anger.

4. 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) Swamps and monsoons.
(c) Longleaf pines and lightning.
(d) Humans and longleaf pines.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Janisse born?

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 an element of the dialect known as "Cracker speech"?

4. How old was Frank when Charlie first talked him into partnering with him in the wrecking yard business?

5. By what year had virtually all of the longleaf pines been felled, leaving only .001 percent of its former numbers?

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