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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. With which type of creature was Janisse's maternal grandmother Beulah fascinated?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Spiders.
(c) Birds.
(d) Lizards.

3. Why are trees rare on savannas?
(a) They receive too much direct sunlight.
(b) They are too wet.
(c) They are too shallow to support roots.
(d) They do not receive enough sunlight.

4. Why did Lee Ada and Frank elope?
(a) Because Frank's father did not approve of the marriage.
(b) Because they did not have money for a big wedding.
(c) Because Frank's mother did not approve of the marriage.
(d) Because Lee Ada's father did not approve of the marriage.

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

6. What did Frank, Janisse, and Steve eat for dessert while floating down the river on their trip?
(a) Banana cream pie.
(b) Chocolate cake.
(c) Peanut brittle.
(d) Pudding.

7. At the height of the red-cockaded woodpecker's population growth in the eastern United States, about how many were there?
(a) 250,000.
(b) 750,000.
(c) 500,000.
(d) 1,000,000.

8. How old was Lee Ada when she married Frank?
(a) 25.
(b) 18.
(c) 20.
(d) 16.

9. What is the maximum rainfall that occurs in Appling County in a given year?
(a) 60 inches.
(b) 25 inches.
(c) 48 inches.
(d) 72 inches.

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

11. What event first caused Janisse to talk to her teacher Lucia Godfrey during recess, sparking her interest in learning more about nature?
(a) The boys will not allow her to play football.
(b) It starts to snow and Janisse asks her teacher about this rare event.
(c) Her mother tells Janisse a story about Lucia Godfrey that piques Janisse's interest.
(d) She is assigned recess detention for swearing.

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

13. The author writes that although the families in her area would have defended the land to the death, they lacked three things that would have allowed them to care about the actual health of its natural communities. What were those three things?
(a) Freedom, money, and time.
(b) Means, education, and ease.
(c) Time, understanding, and leisure.
(d) Money, space, and time.

14. For what practice does the gopher tortoise require open sunny spots within their habitats?
(a) Drying out their shells.
(b) Laying eggs.
(c) Eating.
(d) Absorbing Vitamin D.

15. When Janisse handled the indigo snake that she and Milton had found, she writes that she handled the snake with care for two reasons. One was that she was precious. What was the other reason?
(a) Because she was four feet long and the size of her scared Janisse.
(b) Because she appeared to be pregnant.
(c) Because she appeared to have just eaten a relatively large meal.
(d) Because she could inflict a severe bite if she sense fear or became afraid.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What kind of road side stand did Janisse stop at when she saw that a vendor had painted a gopher tortoise with gold and silver paint?

5. At the time of the memoir's writing, about many red-cockaded woodpeckers were left in the United States, most of them relegated to Florida?

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