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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Charlie die when he passed away three years prior to Clyo's death?
(a) He had a massive heart attack.
(b) He got into a car accident.
(c) He stopped eating and starved to death.
(d) He came down with a severe bout of pneumonia.

2. What did Frank use to beat Janisse and her brothers after they stood by while a neighbor boy killed a snapping turtle?
(a) A belt.
(b) A wooden paddle.
(c) A ruler.
(d) A wooden spoon.

3. How old was Janisse when her maternal grandfather Arthur died of cancer?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 3.
(d) 9.

4. 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 walked into town while naked.
(b) 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.
(c) Frank cooked a rat and prepared to eat it for dinner.
(d) Frank lay in the yard for two days, refusing to get up.

5. 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) Electricity and telephone service.
(b) Heat and running water.
(c) Electricity and running water.
(d) Running water and telephone service.

Short Answer 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?

2. What is NOT one of the dangers Janisse's father Frank mentions when warning the children about the treacherous junkyard?

3. What was the punishment if Janisse or one of her siblings disobeyed Frank's instructions while they were left alone in the house?

4. How often does Janisse say thunderstorms happened in the summer in their area of Georgia?

5. What number child is Janisse within her family?

(see the answer key)

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