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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was NOT one of the television evangelists Clyo watched fervently in her later years?
(a) Tammy Faye Baker.
(b) Jerry Falwell.
(c) Billy Graham.
(d) Jimmy Swaggart.

2. 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.

3. Whose name did Clyo call out when she lay dying?
(a) Frank's.
(b) Lee Ada's.
(c) Janisse's.
(d) Charlie's.

4. What was the name of the closest mental hospital to the Rays' home, where many family members and neighbors of theirs spent time?
(a) Bedlam.
(b) Leavenworth.
(c) Milledgeville.
(d) Western.

5. What job did Janisse's friend Milton have when they were hiking and found the rare indigo snake together?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Zoologist.
(c) Botanist.
(d) Baker.

6. Janisse insists that she could never cook, telling a story about what happened the scant two times she tried to bake cookies. What happened each time?
(a) She added too much yeast and they began to flow out through the cracks in the oven door.
(b) She forgot about them and they burned up.
(c) She forgot to add sugar.
(d) She did not cook them long enough and served them raw.

7. John James Audubon is famous for something besides the bird-watching society that carries his name. How did he make his living?
(a) Veterinarian.
(b) Artist.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Author.

8. What kind of creature did Beulah catch in her hands one day, much to the delight of Janisse and her siblings?
(a) A ruby-throated hummingbird.
(b) A chameleon.
(c) A sparrow.
(d) A red-cockaded woodpecker.

9. What sign of distress did Janisse notice when looking at the painted tortoise?
(a) It was drooling from its nose and mouth.
(b) It had turned onto its back.
(c) It was making a faint wheezing sound.
(d) It had pulled its head into its shell.

10. What was the name of the Rays' neighbor who survived a train accident in 1955?
(a) Jeffrey.
(b) Willie.
(c) Charlie.
(d) Joey.

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

12. What forbidden activity do Janisse and her siblings get to do when they are at Beulah's house?
(a) They get to watch television.
(b) They get to celebrate the childrens' birthdays.
(c) They get to wear bathing suits while swimming.
(d) They get to wear summer clothes.

13. In what year was Clyo caught bootlegging for the second time, causing her to stop the practice from that point on?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1933.

14. What is the maximum life span of a gopher tortoise?
(a) 50 years.
(b) 25 years.
(c) 70 years.
(d) 20 years.

15. In what year was the red-cockaded woodpecker federally listed as endangered?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1970.
(d) 1940.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the only way the children could tell if Frank thought they had done well at target practice on a particular day?

2. What was the punishment if Janisse or one of her siblings disobeyed Frank's instructions while they were left alone in the house?

3. What was the main reason Janisse and her siblings were not anxious to use the camper on a trip?

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

5. Why did the welfare checks for Clyo and her children stop coming a few years after she and Charlie split up?

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