View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old was Janisse when her maternal grandfather Arthur died of cancer?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 9.
(d) 7.

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

4. The family's junkyard was bordered by a group of row houses that lacked two modern conveniences. What two elements did the houses lack?
(a) Heat and running water.
(b) Running water and telephone service.
(c) Electricity and telephone service.
(d) Electricity and running water.

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

6. 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?
(a) A fruit stand.
(b) A barbecue purveyor.
(c) A flea market stand.
(d) A fresh farm egg stand.

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

8. 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?
(a) In the attic.
(b) In the basement.
(c) Wrapped around the coils behind the freezer.
(d) Wrapped around a pipe under the bathroom sink.

9. 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) 4,500.
(b) 1,500.
(c) 7,500.
(d) 3,000.

10. 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?
(a) Buttermilk pie.
(b) Buttermilk biscuits.
(c) Coconut cream pie.
(d) Shepherd's pie.

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

12. What number child was Lee Ada within her family?
(a) Seven of eight.
(b) Five of six.
(c) Three of four.
(d) Six of seven.

13. What did Janisse's mother Lee Ada and her sister Kay call Janisse?
(a) Whiner.
(b) Tomboy.
(c) Worrywart.
(d) Workhorse.

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

15. At what store did Beulah shop every Friday, rain or shine?
(a) Helmann's.
(b) Piggly Wiggly.
(c) Alpha-Beta.
(d) Ray's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Frank tell the children they must do if anyone approached the family's swimming hole while he was teaching them to swim?

2. Where did Janisse get pants to wear on the rafting trip, her very first time wearing pants due to her family's religious convictions?

3. What is the main practice of gopher tortoises that helps other types of forest animals to survive?

4. For what practice does the gopher tortoise require open sunny spots within their habitats?

5. Whose name did Clyo call out when she lay dying?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 616 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample