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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What sign of distress did Janisse notice when looking at the painted tortoise?
(a) It had turned onto its back.
(b) It was making a faint wheezing sound.
(c) It was drooling from its nose and mouth.
(d) It had pulled its head into its shell.

4. What is the official designation of the longleaf pine's status, as stated by the National Biological Service?
(a) Endangered.
(b) Extinct.
(c) Critically endangered.
(d) Virtually extinct.

5. What game of pretend did Janisse and her brothers play inside the old school bus?
(a) Zoo.
(b) Chain gang.
(c) Runaway school bus.
(d) Baptism.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author writes that although the families in her area would have defended the land to the death, they lacked three things that would have allowed them to care about the actual health of its natural communities. What were those three things?

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

3. 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?

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

5. What was the name of the Rays' neighbor who survived a train accident in 1955?

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