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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the Rays' neighbor who survived a train accident in 1955?
(a) Willie.
(b) Jeffrey.
(c) Joey.
(d) Charlie.

2. What does the name Lucia mean?
(a) Money.
(b) Late.
(c) Light.
(d) Luck.

3. What reason did Frank provide for giving Lee Ada a note saying, "Yes, Lee Ada, I will love you forever."
(a) He says that Lee Ada had never before received a love note, so he wanted his to be simple and to the point.
(b) He says that Lee Ada had told Frank many times by then that she loved him, but he had never had the courage to tell her, so he finally wrote it down.
(c) He says that Lee Ada's father did not believe that Frank loved Lee Ada, so he wanted to provide him with written proof.
(d) He says that Lee Ada had asked him so often if he still loved her that he had finally written down the answer so she would not forget.

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

5. How old was Lee Ada when she married Frank?
(a) 25.
(b) 16.
(c) 20.
(d) 18.

6. Who fell overboard when the family visited the houseboat of another local family, prompting Frank to save the person?
(a) Lee Ada.
(b) Steve.
(c) Janisse.
(d) Dell.

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

8. At what store did Beulah shop every Friday, rain or shine?
(a) Piggly Wiggly.
(b) Helmann's.
(c) Alpha-Beta.
(d) Ray's.

9. 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 refrain from having children for one full year.
(d) They will name their firstborn child after the preacher.

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

11. What is the maximum rainfall that occurs in Appling County in a given year?
(a) 72 inches.
(b) 60 inches.
(c) 25 inches.
(d) 48 inches.

12. What did Frank use to plug the holes in the flat-bottomed boat?
(a) Corks.
(b) Bread.
(c) Rubber plugs.
(d) Tape.

13. 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.

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

15. What did Janisse's mother Lee Ada and her sister Kay call Janisse?
(a) Whiner.
(b) Worrywart.
(c) Workhorse.
(d) Tomboy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was the red-cockaded woodpecker federally listed as endangered?

2. How many children did Clyo and Charlie have together?

3. Where did Janisse get pants to wear on the rafting trip, her very first time wearing pants due to her family's religious convictions?

4. How old was Janisse when the family's boat sprung a leak on the Altamaha River and dumped everyone into the water?

5. What color is the Bachman's sparrow?

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