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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What prompted Janisse to write an essay about the rafting trip down the Altamaha?
(a) Her mother told her that she should.
(b) She had brought Thoreau's Journals along on the trip.
(c) Her father told her that she should.
(d) She did not ever want to forget the details of the trip.

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

3. When the author writes that Frank would often help "a family like the Joads" by feeding them or finding candy for their children when they stopped in to get a part to fix their broken-down car, what novel is she referencing?
(a) The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath.
(b) The Stranger by Albert Camus.
(c) One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
(d) The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck.

4. Which state designated the gopher tortoise as their state reptile in 1989?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Texas.
(c) Florida.
(d) Kentucky.

5. 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 beating with a wooden spoon.
(b) A week without friends being allowed to visit.
(c) A whipping with a belt.
(d) A week without being allowed to play in the junkyard.

6. What evidence of the Lower Creek Indians' prior presence did Lee Ada find on Beulah's property when she was a little girl?
(a) Arrowhead points.
(b) Paintings.
(c) Pottery shards.
(d) Pieces of woven baskets.

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

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

9. 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 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.
(b) He says that Lee Ada's father did not believe that Frank loved Lee Ada, so he wanted to provide him with written proof.
(c) He says that Lee Ada had never before received a love note, so he wanted his to be simple and to the point.
(d) 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.

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

11. 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) On Golden Pond.
(b) Walden.
(c) Pride and Prejudice.
(d) Absalom, Absalom.

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

13. 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) Shepherd's pie.
(c) Buttermilk biscuits.
(d) Coconut cream pie.

14. Though Janisse had never seen an indigo snake in the wild until she was an adult, her older friend Milton said that he had seen them before. In what context had he seen them?
(a) Wrapped around women in carnival sideshows.
(b) In reptile zoos.
(c) In aquariums.
(d) In the wild twenty or thirty years prior.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What job did Janisse's friend Milton have when they were hiking and found the rare indigo snake together?

2. Why did Lee Ada and Frank elope?

3. What did Frank use to plug the holes in the flat-bottomed boat?

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

5. 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?

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