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

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) 1990.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1890.

2. What elements of the Borderlanders' lives led them to have migratory habits?
(a) The torrential rains in the area often flooded their homes, so they would move on to higher and drier ground.
(b) The border between Scotland and England was often in turmoil due to wars over to whom the territories belonged.
(c) Prejudices against them forced others to continually drive them out of the areas in which they had settled.
(d) Their professions as shepherds required moving to new lands where the sheep could graze.

3. For what reason did Frank throw out the family's television set when Janisse's little sister Kay was a baby?
(a) He was angry when he found the children watching cartoons instead of completing their chores.
(b) He thought his wife Lee Ada watched too many soap operas.
(c) He did not want his children to find out about romance and sexuality before he was ready.
(d) He did not want the knowledge of violence to reach his children.

4. What was the catalyst for the "opening" of Janisse's heart referenced in the chapter title How the Heart Opens?
(a) Her discovery of her love for painting.
(b) Her fascination with the carnivorous pitcher plant.
(c) Her father's healing from his mental illness.
(d) Her brother's decision to become a minister.

5. What did Frank use to beat Janisse and her brothers after they stood by while a neighbor boy killed a snapping turtle?
(a) A belt.
(b) A wooden paddle.
(c) A ruler.
(d) A wooden spoon.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, Timber, Janisse writes that railroads were to pines what railroads were to buffalo. What does she state that railroads were to both pines and buffalo?

2. Why did the town of Brunswick have a distinctive smell?

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

4. At the hands of the tree farmers, the land was laid bare. What simile does Janisse use to describe its bare state?

5. What nickname did Frank call his wife, Lee Ada?

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