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

2. In what year was the red-cockaded woodpecker federally listed as endangered?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1940.

3. When her brothers did not want to play school, what would Janisse do instead?
(a) Enlist her little sister as a 'baby pupil'.
(b) Ask her mom to come be her pretend student.
(c) Pretend to be both teacher and student.
(d) Line up her dolls and pretend to teach them instead.

4. What does Dell, Janisse's brother, claim to have seen men stealing from the junkyard in the middle of the night?
(a) Engines.
(b) Windows.
(c) Copper wire.
(d) Radiators.

5. 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) The Lord's Prayer in its entirety.
(b) An expression of love toward God.
(c) Something for which each child is thankful.
(d) A memorized Bible verse.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Clyo caught bootlegging for the second time, causing her to stop the practice from that point on?

2. Whose name did Clyo call out when she lay dying?

3. At the time of the memoir's writing, about many red-cockaded woodpeckers were left in the United States, most of them relegated to Florida?

4. What did Frank's children begin to watch for as a sign that he was entering a manic phase of his mental illness?

5. What expensive item did Frank buy for the household in order to foster his childrens' interest in knowledge and learning?

(see the answer key)

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