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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Janisse references a line of literature that may be the original source of the term 'Cracker': Who wrote the line, "What cracker is this same that deafes our eares with this abundance of superfluous breath?"
(a) William Shakespeare.
(b) Christopher Marlowe.
(c) John Donne.
(d) William Faulkner.

2. 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 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 lay in the yard for two days, refusing to get up.
(d) Frank walked into town while naked.

3. What breed was the dog that Frank treated with painkillers and saved after it had been hit by a car on the highway?
(a) Collie.
(b) Beagle.
(c) Golden Retriever.
(d) Dachshund.

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

5. 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 celebrated Christmas.
(c) They were the only white members of the congregation.
(d) They were the only family with fewer than eight children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dell, Janisse's brother, claim to have seen men stealing from the junkyard in the middle of the night?

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

3. What does the name Lucia mean?

4. How old was Janisse when her maternal grandfather Arthur died of cancer?

5. Pun's oft-given piece of advice to his son was, "Don't take more on your heart than you can shake off your heels." How does Janisse feel about this lesson?

(see the answer key)

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