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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 called the sheriff to come search for Janisse among the junk.
(c) She lured her with the promise of peaches.
(d) She tied jingle bells onto Janisse's shoes.

2. What did the children call their club whose purpose was to search the salvaged cars for valuable items?
(a) The Thingfinders Club.
(b) The Salvage Crew.
(c) The Treasure Hunters.
(d) The Oddfellows.

3. Though she patiently and valiantly fought to bring Frank back to mental health, what happened to finally convince Lee Ada that Frank needed to check in to a mental hospital?
(a) Frank cooked a rat and prepared to eat it for dinner.
(b) Frank lay in the yard for two days, refusing to get up.
(c) Frank locked her and the children in the back bedroom for hours, denying them food and water and murmuring to himself as he paced the house.
(d) Frank walked into town while naked.

4. What type of business did Janisse's grandfather Charlie run with his wife Clyo until he got into a fistfight that destroyed the structure?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) An insurance office.
(c) A pharmacy.
(d) A thrift store.

5. What was the subject of Janisse's recurring daydream she had during church services?
(a) Living in the forest as a hermit.
(b) Being a bank robber.
(c) Running off to join the circus.
(d) Having a very tiny real baby of her own.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many acres did Janisse's family's land take up, including the family home and her father Frank's junkyard?

2. What is the main practice of gopher tortoises that helps other types of forest animals to survive?

3. When the author writes that Frank would often help "a family like the Joads" by feeding them or finding candy for their children when they stopped in to get a part to fix their broken-down car, what novel is she referencing?

4. In what year was Clyo caught bootlegging for the second time, causing her to stop the practice from that point on?

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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