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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the punishment if Janisse or one of her siblings disobeyed Frank's instructions while they were left alone in the house?
(a) A week without friends being allowed to visit.
(b) A week without being allowed to play in the junkyard.
(c) A whipping with a belt.
(d) A beating with a wooden spoon.

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

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

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

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) Vultures.
(b) Raccoons.
(c) Humans.
(d) Dogs.

6. In what year did Clyo finally succumb to her various maladies?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1980.

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

8. After Lee Ada marries Frank, what task did she offer to help her father Arthur with when she was seeking to make peace with him?
(a) She offered to type up the manuscript of his memoirs.
(b) She offered to help him fix the roof on the house.
(c) She offered to help him crop tobacco.
(d) She offered to wash the dishes after supper.

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

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

11. What is the average amount of rainfall in Appling County, Georgia?
(a) 60 inches.
(b) 40 inches.
(c) 30 inches.
(d) 50 inches.

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

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

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

15. What does the name Lucia mean?
(a) Money.
(b) Luck.
(c) Light.
(d) Late.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far a distance do flatwood salamanders travel each way in order to reach the breeding grounds?

2. What reason did Frank provide for giving Lee Ada a note saying, "Yes, Lee Ada, I will love you forever."

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

4. When Milton told a story about catching an eight-foot-long indigo snake and it getting loose in his family's home, where did he say they eventually found it?

5. 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?

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