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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which type of creature was Janisse's maternal grandmother Beulah fascinated?
(a) Spiders.
(b) Birds.
(c) Lizards.
(d) Snakes.

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

3. What was the name of the Rays' neighbor who survived a train accident in 1955?
(a) Charlie.
(b) Joey.
(c) Jeffrey.
(d) Willie.

4. How often did the car crusher make a visit to the family junkyard?
(a) Every week.
(b) Every three months.
(c) Every five years.
(d) Every two years.

5. What does Janisse say the source of southern Georgia's majesty and sublimity used to come from before that source was destroyed?
(a) The clear, unpolluted skies.
(b) The wide diversity of native bird species.
(c) Many clear springs, rivers, and waterfalls.
(d) The longleaf pine forests.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time of the memoir's writing, about many red-cockaded woodpeckers were left in the United States, most of them relegated to Florida?

2. Janisse describes her area of southern Georgia as lying below the fall line. What does she say that fall line serves to separate from one another?

3. How did Janisse and her siblings get access to books which they knew would garner their father's disapproval?

4. What did Frank do with the painted tortoise when the vendor finally released it?

5. In the chapter Beulahland, Janisse shares one of Beulah's recipes that was passed down to her for her hope chest. What dish is laid out in the recipe?

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