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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 traits does Janisse say are the two most elemental features of Frank's personality when she describes him in Chapter 7, Junkyard?
(a) Patience and doggedness.
(b) Intelligence and kindness.
(c) Dexterity and compassion.
(d) Understanding and order.

2. What was the name of the drunk transient man whom Frank invited in for dinner?
(a) Elray.
(b) Elvin.
(c) Elvis.
(d) Elrod.

3. Though she did not speak to Charlie for 25 years after they split up, what did Clyo do that showed she still cared about him?
(a) When Charlie had bad bouts of arthritis, Clyo always made up a batch of her special salve and sent it to Charlie.
(b) When Charlie stopped in to the Greasy Spoon Cafe, she always sent him a little note on his napkin when she sent his food out from the kitchen.
(c) When Charlie came to visit their grown son across the street, she always fixed him a plate of food and sent another of their children over to give it to him.
(d) When Charlie came to visit the children still living in Clyo's home, Clyo always left the house but left Charlie one of their love notes from the past.

4. What number child is Janisse within her family?
(a) Second-born.
(b) Third-born.
(c) Fourth-born.
(d) First-born.

5. For how many years does Janisse say her family had been in Appling County, Georgia?
(a) 210 years.
(b) 86 years.
(c) 150 years.
(d) 180 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main practice of gopher tortoises that helps other types of forest animals to survive?

2. Which state designated the gopher tortoise as their state reptile in 1989?

3. How did Janisse and her brothers covertly celebrate Christmas one year without their father's knowledge?

4. In what county in Georgia was Janisse raised?

5. When Charlie somehow got out of the mental institution to which Clyo had him committed, how did she persuade him to leave the family home again?

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