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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Author.
(c) Artist.
(d) Veterinarian.

2. How far a distance do flatwood salamanders travel each way in order to reach the breeding grounds?
(a) 200 yards.
(b) 1 mile.
(c) 3 miles.
(d) 500 yards.

3. What book did Janisse read that caused her to look closely at an anthill in the junkyard and to simply the furnishings in her room?
(a) Absalom, Absalom.
(b) Pride and Prejudice.
(c) On Golden Pond.
(d) Walden.

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

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?
(a) 7,500.
(b) 3,000.
(c) 1,500.
(d) 4,500.

6. What did Frank use to plug the holes in the flat-bottomed boat?
(a) Rubber plugs.
(b) Tape.
(c) Corks.
(d) Bread.

7. What did Lee Ada do for a time after graduating from high school?
(a) She went off to attend the local university.
(b) She cleaned houses.
(c) She stayed home and cared for her sick brother.
(d) She enrolled at a business school.

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

9. 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) Western.
(d) Milledgeville.

10. What reason did Frank provide for giving Lee Ada a note saying, "Yes, Lee Ada, I will love you forever."
(a) He says that Lee Ada had asked him so often if he still loved her that he had finally written down the answer so she would not forget.
(b) He says that Lee Ada had told Frank many times by then that she loved him, but he had never had the courage to tell her, so he finally wrote it down.
(c) He says that Lee Ada's father did not believe that Frank loved Lee Ada, so he wanted to provide him with written proof.
(d) He says that Lee Ada had never before received a love note, so he wanted his to be simple and to the point.

11. What is the main practice of gopher tortoises that helps other types of forest animals to survive?
(a) They dig burrows in which other animals take refuge.
(b) They dig burrows in which predators become trapped when chasing their prey.
(c) They are involved in a symbiotic relationship with a particular parasite that is a favorite food of many forest birds.
(d) They eat seeds that cannot be digested by other animals until they have already passed through the tortoise's digestive system.

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

13. During the time Clyo worked in the cotton fields, what was one health problem from which she did NOT suffer?
(a) Gout.
(b) Diabetes.
(c) Bad knees.
(d) A lost kidney.

14. How many children did Clyo and Charlie have together?
(a) Five.
(b) Eight.
(c) Six.
(d) Nine.

15. Who fell overboard when the family visited the houseboat of another local family, prompting Frank to save the person?
(a) Janisse.
(b) Steve.
(c) Lee Ada.
(d) Dell.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. At what store did Beulah shop every Friday, rain or shine?

3. What evidence of the Lower Creek Indians' prior presence did Lee Ada find on Beulah's property when she was a little girl?

4. What sign of distress did Janisse notice when looking at the painted tortoise?

5. What is the maximum rainfall that occurs in Appling County in a given year?

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