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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The family's junkyard was bordered by a group of row houses that lacked two modern conveniences. What two elements did the houses lack?
(a) Heat and running water.
(b) Electricity and running water.
(c) Running water and telephone service.
(d) Electricity and telephone service.

2. In what way was the Ray family different than everyone else in the Apostolic Church's congregation?
(a) They were the only ones who did not speak in tongues.
(b) They were the only white members of the congregation.
(c) They celebrated Christmas.
(d) They were the only family with fewer than eight children.

3. Because Janisse was one of her grandfather Charlie's favorite grandchildren, what two skills did he teach her?
(a) How to play horseshoes and how to wrestle.
(b) How to find huckleberry patches and how to make a raft.
(c) How to fight and how to fish.
(d) How to play the piano and how to tie a good knot.

4. Which state designated the gopher tortoise as their state reptile in 1989?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Florida.
(c) Texas.
(d) Georgia.

5. What city is NOT one of the bigger cities closest to Janisse's hometown?
(a) Macon.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Jacksonville.
(d) Savannah.

Short Answer Questions

1. What evidence of the Lower Creek Indians' prior presence did Lee Ada find on Beulah's property when she was a little girl?

2. What threat did Janisse use to try to get the vendor to let her take the painted tortoise to safety?

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

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. When her brothers did not want to play school, what would Janisse do instead?

(see the answer key)

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