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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 20-25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was Clyo caught bootlegging for the second time, causing her to stop the practice from that point on?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1933.

2. At the hands of the tree farmers, the land was laid bare. What simile does Janisse use to describe its bare state?
(a) Bare as a vulture's pate.
(b) Bare as a sand dune.
(c) Bare as a blank sheet of paper.
(d) Bare as a possum's tail.

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

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

5. Who was Foster Sellers and how did he play a role in the children's junkyard games?
(a) He was a local veterinarian and his van was in the family junkyard.
(b) He was a local doctor and his old ambulance was in the family junkyard.
(c) He was a local mortician and his hearse was in the family junkyard.
(d) He was a local bank robber and his old car was in the family junkyard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What article of clothing did Lee Ada make for Janisse that caused people to call her Little Red Riding Hood?

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

3. The family's junkyard was bordered by a group of row houses that lacked two modern conveniences. What two elements did the houses lack?

4. How often did the car crusher make a visit to the family junkyard?

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

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