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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Janisse was very small and used to hide from her mother in the junkyard, what remedy did her mother use in order to find her?
(a) She waited until Janisse's father got home and sent him to find Janisse.
(b) She tied jingle bells onto Janisse's shoes.
(c) She lured her with the promise of peaches.
(d) She called the sheriff to come search for Janisse among the junk.

2. How did Janisse and her brothers covertly celebrate Christmas one year without their father's knowledge?
(a) They used headlights from the salvaged cars to make a string of high-powered Christmas lights as decorations for their tree house.
(b) They went caroling in a neighborhood across town.
(c) They decorated a tree deep in the forest and exchanged gifts with one another.
(d) They met at a friend's house and watched It's a Wonderful Life on television.

3. 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) 105 million.
(b) 65 million.
(c) 85 million.
(d) 35 million.

4. What materials did Frank use in order to build the children a swing set in the backyard?
(a) Milk crates.
(b) Car hoods.
(c) Car engines.
(d) Lengths of pipe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Frank when Charlie first talked him into partnering with him in the wrecking yard business?

2. What city is NOT one of the bigger cities closest to Janisse's hometown?

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

4. When Janisse's parents tell the the children the stories of their births, where do they say Janisse was found?

5. What is the official designation of the longleaf pine's status, as stated by the National Biological Service?

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