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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How often does Janisse say thunderstorms happened in the summer in their area of Georgia?
(a) About once a month.
(b) At least three times a week.
(c) Rarely.
(d) Almost every summer afternoon.

2. When Janisse's family said grace before each meal, each child in the family was required to say something. What were they required by Frank to say?
(a) An expression of love toward God.
(b) The Lord's Prayer in its entirety.
(c) A memorized Bible verse.
(d) Something for which each child is thankful.

3. What is the oldest age to which longleaf pines can live?
(a) 500 years old.
(b) 300 years old.
(c) 1000 years old.
(d) 200 years old.

4. 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 Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck.
(c) One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
(d) The Stranger by Albert Camus.

5. Why did the town of Brunswick have a distinctive smell?
(a) The town's main street was lined with magnolia trees.
(b) There was a paper mill in town that emitted the smell of rotten eggs.
(c) There was frequent spreading of fertilizer on the crops to keep the soil fertile.
(d) The river that flowed through town had been polluted by the nearby sewage treatment plant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Because Janisse was one of her grandfather Charlie's favorite grandchildren, what two skills did he teach her?

2. When tree farming became common practice in 1940, why was the longleaf pine rarely planted by tree farmers?

3. What did Frank do with the painted tortoise when the vendor finally released it?

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?

5. How did Janisse and her siblings get access to books which they knew would garner their father's disapproval?

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