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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. In the Introduction, Janisse describes where she goes to find herself among what has been and what remains. Where is that place?
(a) The swath of huckleberry bushes deep in the forest behind her childhood home.
(b) The willow tree where she experienced her first kiss.
(c) Her grandmother's and grandfather's graves in the cemetery.
(d) The mouth of the Altamaha River.

2. What is the oldest age to which longleaf pines can live?
(a) 500 years old.
(b) 300 years old.
(c) 1000 years old.
(d) 200 years old.

3. What did Lee Ada do for a time after graduating from high school?
(a) She stayed home and cared for her sick brother.
(b) She enrolled at a business school.
(c) She cleaned houses.
(d) She went off to attend the local university.

4. What did Charlie hope to accomplish by placing old shoes beneath plants?
(a) He hoped that the slowly decomposing leather would leech nitrogen to fertilize the plants.
(b) He believed that shoes were good luck for living things.
(c) He thought the leather would insulate the plants from contact with the frozen ground.
(d) He said it would inspire the plants to outrun any diseases that threatened their health.

5. 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?
(a) Wore a water bladder within his backpack so he could drink as he hiked.
(b) Hiked with a walking stick.
(c) Rolled up his pants to wade in the water.
(d) Wore binoculars for looking at birds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of creature did Beulah catch in her hands one day, much to the delight of Janisse and her siblings?

2. In Chapter 4, Built by Fire, what two natural elements does Janisse pit against one another in her personification-laden story?

3. What kind of road side stand did Janisse stop at when she saw that a vendor had painted a gopher tortoise with gold and silver paint?

4. How old was Janisse when she first saw real snow?

5. What kind of school was North Georgia College?

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