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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 city is NOT one of the bigger cities closest to Janisse's hometown?
(a) Macon.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Jacksonville.
(d) Savannah.

2. Which of the following is an element of the dialect known as "Cracker speech"?
(a) Ending sentences with prepositions.
(b) The drawing out of vowel sounds.
(c) Widespread use of the double negative.
(d) Dangling participles.

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

4. What was the punishment if Janisse or one of her siblings disobeyed Frank's instructions while they were left alone in the house?
(a) A week without friends being allowed to visit.
(b) A week without being allowed to play in the junkyard.
(c) A whipping with a belt.
(d) A beating with a wooden spoon.

5. What event did Frank attend on the day he had his first major nervous breakdown during Janisse's childhood?
(a) A boat show.
(b) A car show.
(c) A gun show.
(d) A gem and rock show.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the average amount of rainfall in Appling County, Georgia?

2. Janisse uses a quote from which novel to begin Chapter 3, Shame?

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

4. What chore done before a thunderstorm does Janisse use in the Introduction as a metaphor for the Georgian people seeing everything coming before it happens?

5. How old was Janisse when the family's boat sprung a leak on the Altamaha River and dumped everyone into the water?

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