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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 does Dell, Janisse's brother, claim to have seen men stealing from the junkyard in the middle of the night?
(a) Copper wire.
(b) Engines.
(c) Radiators.
(d) Windows.

2. Why did Dell stay home from the rafting trip when Steve and Janisse and Frank go?
(a) He worked Saturdays at a local hardware store.
(b) He needed to stay home and take care of his sick mother.
(c) He was afraid of the water.
(d) He got into a fight with their father before the rafting trip.

3. Though she did not speak to Charlie for 25 years after they split up, what did Clyo do that showed she still cared about him?
(a) When Charlie stopped in to the Greasy Spoon Cafe, she always sent him a little note on his napkin when she sent his food out from the kitchen.
(b) When Charlie came to visit the children still living in Clyo's home, Clyo always left the house but left Charlie one of their love notes from the past.
(c) When Charlie came to visit their grown son across the street, she always fixed him a plate of food and sent another of their children over to give it to him.
(d) When Charlie had bad bouts of arthritis, Clyo always made up a batch of her special salve and sent it to Charlie.

4. What did Lee Ada do for a time after graduating from high school?
(a) She enrolled at a business school.
(b) She stayed home and cared for her sick brother.
(c) She went off to attend the local university.
(d) She cleaned houses.

5. What was the main reason Janisse and her siblings were not anxious to use the camper on a trip?
(a) They did not think their father would like camping.
(b) They did not think they would like camping.
(c) They thought it would be too heavy and would make their old car break down.
(d) They thought it was very ugly.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take the family to travel to the nearest Apostolic Church, which was in the town of Brunswick?

2. After Lee Ada marries Frank, what task did she offer to help her father Arthur with when she was seeking to make peace with him?

3. What color is the Bachman's sparrow?

4. How did Janisse and her brothers covertly celebrate Christmas one year without their father's knowledge?

5. What traits does Janisse say are the two most elemental features of Frank's personality when she describes him in Chapter 7, Junkyard?

(see the answer key)

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