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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Janisse's parents tell the the children the stories of their births, where do they say Janisse was found?
(a) Under a grapevine.
(b) On a bed of moss in the treehouse.
(c) In a big cabbage in the garden.
(d) In a bed of pine needles in the forest.

2. What article of clothing did Lee Ada make for Janisse that caused people to call her Little Red Riding Hood?
(a) A red knitted scarf.
(b) A red fur hat.
(c) A red fleece dress.
(d) A red corduroy coat.

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

4. When Milton told a story about catching an eight-foot-long indigo snake and it getting loose in his family's home, where did he say they eventually found it?
(a) In the attic.
(b) Wrapped around the coils behind the freezer.
(c) In the basement.
(d) Wrapped around a pipe under the bathroom sink.

5. At the hands of the tree farmers, the land was laid bare. What simile does Janisse use to describe its bare state?
(a) Bare as a possum's tail.
(b) Bare as a vulture's pate.
(c) Bare as a sand dune.
(d) Bare as a blank sheet of paper.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the outskirts of what town is the junkyard where Janisse spent her childhood?

2. Indigo snakes have a four-month mating season once a year. When is it?

3. What color is the Bachman's sparrow?

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?

5. When Janisse handled the indigo snake that she and Milton had found, she writes that she handled the snake with care for two reasons. One was that she was precious. What was the other reason?

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