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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What prompted Janisse to write an essay about the rafting trip down the Altamaha?
(a) Her mother told her that she should.
(b) She did not ever want to forget the details of the trip.
(c) She had brought Thoreau's Journals along on the trip.
(d) Her father told her that she should.

2. After Lee Ada marries Frank, what task did she offer to help her father Arthur with when she was seeking to make peace with him?
(a) She offered to help him fix the roof on the house.
(b) She offered to help him crop tobacco.
(c) She offered to type up the manuscript of his memoirs.
(d) She offered to wash the dishes after supper.

3. What is the maximum life span of a gopher tortoise?
(a) 70 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 25 years.
(d) 50 years.

4. How far a distance do flatwood salamanders travel each way in order to reach the breeding grounds?
(a) 1 mile.
(b) 3 miles.
(c) 200 yards.
(d) 500 yards.

5. Once gopher tortoises reach the age at which they are too big to be swallowed, they have few predators. Which of the following is NOT one of their predators during this stage?
(a) Vultures.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Raccoons.
(d) Humans.

6. How old was Janisse when her maternal grandfather Arthur died of cancer?
(a) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 9.

7. In what year did Clyo finally succumb to her various maladies?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1972.

8. Until what year was the Altamaha River the only mode of transportation for settlers in Appling County?
(a) 1920.
(b) 1890.
(c) 1870.
(d) 1850.

9. Why did Dell stay home from the rafting trip when Steve and Janisse and Frank go?
(a) He got into a fight with their father before the rafting trip.
(b) He worked Saturdays at a local hardware store.
(c) He was afraid of the water.
(d) He needed to stay home and take care of his sick mother.

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

11. What was the main reason Janisse and her siblings were not anxious to use the camper on a trip?
(a) They thought it would be too heavy and would make their old car break down.
(b) They did not think they would like camping.
(c) They thought it was very ugly.
(d) They did not think their father would like camping.

12. What kind of creature did Beulah catch in her hands one day, much to the delight of Janisse and her siblings?
(a) A sparrow.
(b) A ruby-throated hummingbird.
(c) A chameleon.
(d) A red-cockaded woodpecker.

13. What sign of distress did Janisse notice when looking at the painted tortoise?
(a) It had pulled its head into its shell.
(b) It had turned onto its back.
(c) It was making a faint wheezing sound.
(d) It was drooling from its nose and mouth.

14. At the height of the red-cockaded woodpecker's population growth in the eastern United States, about how many were there?
(a) 250,000.
(b) 1,000,000.
(c) 500,000.
(d) 750,000.

15. Why are trees rare on savannas?
(a) They are too wet.
(b) They do not receive enough sunlight.
(c) They are too shallow to support roots.
(d) They receive too much direct sunlight.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Indigo snakes have a four-month mating season once a year. When is it?

3. What event first caused Janisse to talk to her teacher Lucia Godfrey during recess, sparking her interest in learning more about nature?

4. On what object did Lee Ada embroider the words, "I love you, Franklin"?

5. What did Frank use to plug the holes in the flat-bottomed boat?

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