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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 does Dell, Janisse's brother, claim to have seen men stealing from the junkyard in the middle of the night?
(a) Radiators.
(b) Engines.
(c) Copper wire.
(d) Windows.

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

3. When Janisse was very small and used to hide from her mother in the junkyard, what remedy did her mother use in order to find her?
(a) She waited until Janisse's father got home and sent him to find Janisse.
(b) She called the sheriff to come search for Janisse among the junk.
(c) She tied jingle bells onto Janisse's shoes.
(d) She lured her with the promise of peaches.

4. How many children did Clyo and Charlie have together?
(a) Eight.
(b) Six.
(c) Nine.
(d) Five.

5. What expensive item did Frank buy for the household in order to foster his childrens' interest in knowledge and learning?
(a) A marble globe.
(b) A gold-encased compass.
(c) A microscope kit.
(d) A set of encyclopedias.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the average amount of rainfall in Appling County, Georgia?

2. What does the term bricoleur mean?

3. In what year was Janisse born?

4. In what city was North Georgia College?

5. Why did the welfare checks for Clyo and her children stop coming a few years after she and Charlie split up?

(see the answer key)

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