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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 many acres did Janisse's family's land take up, including the family home and her father Frank's junkyard?
(a) 10 acres.
(b) 20 acres.
(c) 15 acres.
(d) 4 acres.

2. What number child is Janisse within her family?
(a) First-born.
(b) Second-born.
(c) Third-born.
(d) Fourth-born.

3. What is the official designation of the longleaf pine's status, as stated by the National Biological Service?
(a) Extinct.
(b) Critically endangered.
(c) Endangered.
(d) Virtually extinct.

4. What does Janisse say the source of southern Georgia's majesty and sublimity used to come from before that source was destroyed?
(a) Many clear springs, rivers, and waterfalls.
(b) The clear, unpolluted skies.
(c) The longleaf pine forests.
(d) The wide diversity of native bird species.

5. Once gopher tortoises reach the age at which they are too big to be swallowed, they have few predators. Which of the following is NOT one of their predators during this stage?
(a) Raccoons.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Vultures.
(d) Humans.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the term bricoleur mean?

3. In the chapter Beulahland, Janisse shares one of Beulah's recipes that was passed down to her for her hope chest. What dish is laid out in the recipe?

4. When Janisse and her brothers used to play school, with Janisse often acting as the teacher, what did they use as a chalkboard?

5. Janisse describes her area of southern Georgia as lying below the fall line. What does she say that fall line serves to separate from one another?

(see the answer key)

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