1. 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?
(a) By calling the police and threatening to have him recommitted.
(b) By giving him all the money she had.
(c) By telling him that he could live in the old van down by the river.
(d) By telling him that the children would be better off without him.

2. Pun's oft-given piece of advice to his son was, "Don't take more on your heart than you can shake off your heels." How does Janisse feel about this lesson?
(a) She says that everyone in her family appears to have learned it except her, and she wishes she could learn it.
(b) She says that she has tried to live her life by it but has failed.
(c) She says that she does not know what it truly means.
(d) She says that she has never learned it and hopes that she never does.

3. In the Introduction, Janisse describes where she goes to find herself among what has been and what remains. Where is that place?
(a) The swath of huckleberry bushes deep in the forest behind her childhood home.
(b) Her grandmother's and grandfather's graves in the cemetery.
(c) The willow tree where she experienced her first kiss.
(d) The mouth of the Altamaha River.

4. How often does Janisse say thunderstorms happened in the summer in their area of Georgia?
(a) Rarely.
(b) About once a month.
(c) Almost every summer afternoon.
(d) At least three times a week.

5. When Janisse was very small and used to hide from her mother in the junkyard, what remedy did her mother use in order to find her?
(a) She waited until Janisse's father got home and sent him to find Janisse.
(b) She lured her with the promise of peaches.
(c) She called the sheriff to come search for Janisse among the junk.
(d) She tied jingle bells onto Janisse's shoes.