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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction & Chapters 1-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was Janisse born?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1962.

2. Of the 156 million acres that used to constitute the longleaf pine's southeastern range, how many of those acres were once covered by longleaf pines?
(a) 85 million.
(b) 65 million.
(c) 35 million.
(d) 105 million.

3. What chore done before a thunderstorm does Janisse use in the Introduction as a metaphor for the Georgian people seeing everything coming before it happens?
(a) Raking the leaves.
(b) Putting out the rain barrels.
(c) Bringing in the laundry.
(d) Rounding up the animals.

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

5. What does Janisse say the source of southern Georgia's majesty and sublimity used to come from before that source was destroyed?
(a) The longleaf pine forests.
(b) The wide diversity of native bird species.
(c) Many clear springs, rivers, and waterfalls.
(d) The clear, unpolluted skies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of business did Janisse's grandfather Charlie run with his wife Clyo until he got into a fistfight that destroyed the structure?

2. In Chapter 3, Janisse describes her family's junkyard as ten acres of failed what?

3. When Janisse and her brothers used to play school, with Janisse often acting as the teacher, what did they use as a chalkboard?

4. On the outskirts of what town is the junkyard where Janisse spent her childhood?

5. In Chapter 4, Built by Fire, what two natural elements does Janisse pit against one another in her personification-laden story?

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