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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what year had virtually all of the longleaf pines been felled, leaving only .001 percent of its former numbers?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1930.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1890.

2. In what way was the Ray family different than everyone else in the Apostolic Church's congregation?
(a) They were the only family with fewer than eight children.
(b) They were the only white members of the congregation.
(c) They celebrated Christmas.
(d) They were the only ones who did not speak in tongues.

3. How old was Frank when Charlie first talked him into partnering with him in the wrecking yard business?
(a) 25.
(b) 16.
(c) 18.
(d) 21.

4. Which of the following is an element of the dialect known as "Cracker speech"?
(a) The drawing out of vowel sounds.
(b) Dangling participles.
(c) Widespread use of the double negative.
(d) Ending sentences with prepositions.

5. How often did the car crusher make a visit to the family junkyard?
(a) Every two years.
(b) Every week.
(c) Every three months.
(d) Every five years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the children call their club whose purpose was to search the salvaged cars for valuable items?

2. In what county in Georgia was Janisse raised?

3. What is NOT one of the dangers Janisse's father Frank mentions when warning the children about the treacherous junkyard?

4. What materials did Frank use in order to build the children a swing set in the backyard?

5. What game of pretend did Janisse and her brothers play inside the old school bus?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Janisse Ray use her great-grandfather Pun's career progression to show how white-collar jobs can be even more damaging to the environment than can blue-collar jobs?

2. What elements did Frank consider crucial to the business of buying?

3. The second sentence of the chapter entitled Timber says, "About the same time, the production of naval stores in North Carolina began to wane and big turpentine producers in North Carolina sashayed into Georgia" 99). What is the effect of the author's choice of the verb "sashayed" and what is her purpose in making that choice?

4. Whose idea was it to spread old shoes around underneath the grapevine and what was the intended purpose of that act?

5. What is the effect on the reader when in the chapter entitled Junkyard, Janisse writes, "I was six the year mental illness stole my father," (77) and how does the author create that effect?

6. What happened during one of the Ray family's only vacations that highlighted the fact that they were a subject of fascination for others?

7. Why did Janisse look forward so much to the days when Frank shopped at Winn-Dixie?

8. What is the author's purpose in relating the fact that her parents told their children false stories about their births?

9. Besides the fact that he thought it had better prices than other stores, why did Frank shop at Winn-Dixie?

10. Due to their parents' religious beliefs and their resulting family rules, what were some of the practices forbidden to Janisse and her siblings?

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