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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 20-25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the maximum rainfall that occurs in Appling County in a given year?
(a) 72 inches.
(b) 60 inches.
(c) 48 inches.
(d) 25 inches.

2. For what practice does the gopher tortoise require open sunny spots within their habitats?
(a) Laying eggs.
(b) Eating.
(c) Absorbing Vitamin D.
(d) Drying out their shells.

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) His inability to sleep.
(b) Displays of anger.
(c) His tendency to talk for hours on end without listening to their replies.
(d) Impulsive actions concerning his salvaging business.

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

5. What is the average amount of rainfall in Appling County, Georgia?
(a) 50 inches.
(b) 30 inches.
(c) 60 inches.
(d) 40 inches.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Frank use to beat Janisse and her brothers after they stood by while a neighbor boy killed a snapping turtle?

2. Why did Frank abandon after only a year the church he had founded when his children were small?

3. What sign of distress did Janisse notice when looking at the painted tortoise?

4. What does the name Lucia mean?

5. Why did the welfare checks for Clyo and her children stop coming a few years after she and Charlie split up?

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