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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which type of creature was Janisse's maternal grandmother Beulah fascinated?
(a) Birds.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Spiders.
(d) Lizards.

2. What city is NOT one of the bigger cities closest to Janisse's hometown?
(a) Macon.
(b) Savannah.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Jacksonville.

3. On what object did Lee Ada embroider the words, "I love you, Franklin"?
(a) On a quilt.
(b) On his shirt pocket.
(c) On his steering wheel cover.
(d) On a tea cozy.

4. In the chapter Beulahland, Janisse shares one of Beulah's recipes that was passed down to her for her hope chest. What dish is laid out in the recipe?
(a) Buttermilk pie.
(b) Shepherd's pie.
(c) Buttermilk biscuits.
(d) Coconut cream pie.

5. When Janisse relates that the children did not believe their birth stories, what does she say would have been a more believable story for their parents to have told about her own birth?
(a) That they'd found her in a basket on their doorstep.
(b) That she'd been delivered in the parking lot of the hospital.
(c) That she'd been brought by a stork.
(d) That they had found her in the truck of a '52 Ford.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many acres did Janisse's family's land take up, including the family home and her father Frank's junkyard?

2. When tree farming became common practice in 1940, why was the longleaf pine rarely planted by tree farmers?

3. What constituted Janisse's and her brothers' very favorite game within the junkyard?

4. How did Charlie die when he passed away three years prior to Clyo's death?

5. At what store did Beulah shop every Friday, rain or shine?

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