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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 26-30, Afterword, & Appendices.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What article of clothing did Lee Ada make for Janisse that caused people to call her Little Red Riding Hood?
(a) A red fur hat.
(b) A red corduroy coat.
(c) A red knitted scarf.
(d) A red fleece dress.

2. What did Frank tell the children they must do if anyone approached the family's swimming hole while he was teaching them to swim?
(a) They have to run and jump into the car even if they are soaking wet.
(b) They have to go underwater.
(c) They have to be nice to the newcomers and introduce themselves.
(d) They have to grab their towels and cover up as quickly as they can.

3. After all of their children had grown up, where did Frank and Lee Ada buy a piece of property?
(a) Mason County.
(b) Mayfair County.
(c) Telfair County.
(d) Jackson County.

4. Because Janisse was one of her grandfather Charlie's favorite grandchildren, what two skills did he teach her?
(a) How to play horseshoes and how to wrestle.
(b) How to find huckleberry patches and how to make a raft.
(c) How to fight and how to fish.
(d) How to play the piano and how to tie a good knot.

5. What constituted Janisse's and her brothers' very favorite game within the junkyard?
(a) Chasing each other along the tops of salvaged cars.
(b) Playing church.
(c) Pretending to be paramedics saving car accident victims.
(d) Making believe they were car salespeople.

Short Answer Questions

1. What evidence of the Lower Creek Indians' prior presence did Lee Ada find on Beulah's property when she was a little girl?

2. What sign of distress did Janisse notice when looking at the painted tortoise?

3. Why did Janisse not worry when she did not have time to clean the makeshift chalkboard she and her brothers used to play school?

4. When Janisse and some other students took James Dickey on a hike, what did he do that Janisse had never seen anyone else do before?

5. Who fell overboard when the family visited the houseboat of another local family, prompting Frank to save the person?

(see the answer key)

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