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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Janisse when the family's boat sprung a leak on the Altamaha River and dumped everyone into the water?
(a) Two years old.
(b) Three years old.
(c) Three months old.
(d) Two months old.

2. What number child was Lee Ada within her family?
(a) Five of six.
(b) Seven of eight.
(c) Three of four.
(d) Six of seven.

3. 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 red-cockaded woodpecker.
(c) A chameleon.
(d) A ruby-throated hummingbird.

4. What was the name of the closest mental hospital to the Rays' home, where many family members and neighbors of theirs spent time?
(a) Milledgeville.
(b) Leavenworth.
(c) Western.
(d) Bedlam.

5. Why did Lee Ada and Frank elope?
(a) Because Lee Ada's father did not approve of the marriage.
(b) Because Frank's father did not approve of the marriage.
(c) Because they did not have money for a big wedding.
(d) Because Frank's mother did not approve of the marriage.

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

7. The author writes that although the families in her area would have defended the land to the death, they lacked three things that would have allowed them to care about the actual health of its natural communities. What were those three things?
(a) Freedom, money, and time.
(b) Money, space, and time.
(c) Time, understanding, and leisure.
(d) Means, education, and ease.

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

9. In what year was Clyo caught bootlegging for the second time, causing her to stop the practice from that point on?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1933.

10. The family's junkyard was bordered by a group of row houses that lacked two modern conveniences. What two elements did the houses lack?
(a) Heat and running water.
(b) Electricity and telephone service.
(c) Running water and telephone service.
(d) Electricity and running water.

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

12. What job did Janisse's friend Milton have when they were hiking and found the rare indigo snake together?
(a) Botanist.
(b) Zoologist.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Baker.

13. Though she did not speak to Charlie for 25 years after they split up, what did Clyo do that showed she still cared about him?
(a) When Charlie had bad bouts of arthritis, Clyo always made up a batch of her special salve and sent it to Charlie.
(b) When Charlie came to visit their grown son across the street, she always fixed him a plate of food and sent another of their children over to give it to him.
(c) When Charlie came to visit the children still living in Clyo's home, Clyo always left the house but left Charlie one of their love notes from the past.
(d) When Charlie stopped in to the Greasy Spoon Cafe, she always sent him a little note on his napkin when she sent his food out from the kitchen.

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

15. Though the preacher at first refused to marry Lee Ada and Frank, he finally agreed, providing they agree to one condition. What was that one condition?
(a) They will get married outside rather than in the church.
(b) They will not tell their parents who officiated the ceremony.
(c) They will name their firstborn child after the preacher.
(d) They will refrain from having children for one full year.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was NOT one of the television evangelists Clyo watched fervently in her later years?

2. For what practice does the gopher tortoise require open sunny spots within their habitats?

3. What reason did Frank provide for giving Lee Ada a note saying, "Yes, Lee Ada, I will love you forever."

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

5. Janisse insists that she could never cook, telling a story about what happened the scant two times she tried to bake cookies. What happened each time?

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