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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 26-30, Afterword, & Appendices.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position did Janisse occupy at her college that allowed her to ask James Dickey to come speak at her campus?
(a) Director of Associated Students.
(b) Student chair of cultural affairs.
(c) Special Events Coordinator.
(d) Associated Student Body president.

2. On what object did Lee Ada embroider the words, "I love you, Franklin"?
(a) On his steering wheel cover.
(b) On his shirt pocket.
(c) On a tea cozy.
(d) On a quilt.

3. What did Frank tell the children they must do if anyone approached the family's swimming hole while he was teaching them to swim?
(a) They have to grab their towels and cover up as quickly as they can.
(b) They have to run and jump into the car even if they are soaking wet.
(c) They have to go underwater.
(d) They have to be nice to the newcomers and introduce themselves.

4. When Janisse was very small and used to hide from her mother in the junkyard, what remedy did her mother use in order to find her?
(a) She waited until Janisse's father got home and sent him to find Janisse.
(b) She tied jingle bells onto Janisse's shoes.
(c) She called the sheriff to come search for Janisse among the junk.
(d) She lured her with the promise of peaches.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are trees rare on savannas?

2. What did Lee Ada do for a time after graduating from high school?

3. What did Janisse's mother Lee Ada and her sister Kay call Janisse?

4. Which of the following is NOT a list included in the Appendixes at the back of the memoir that focuses on the uplands in the southern coastal plain?

5. What city is NOT one of the bigger cities closest to Janisse's hometown?

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