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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which state designated the gopher tortoise as their state reptile in 1989?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Florida.
(d) Texas.

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

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

4. During the time Clyo worked in the cotton fields, what was one health problem from which she did NOT suffer?
(a) Gout.
(b) A lost kidney.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Bad knees.

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

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

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

8. 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 asked him so often if he still loved her that he had finally written down the answer so she would not forget.
(c) 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.
(d) He says that Lee Ada's father did not believe that Frank loved Lee Ada, so he wanted to provide him with written proof.

9. When the author writes that Frank would often help "a family like the Joads" by feeding them or finding candy for their children when they stopped in to get a part to fix their broken-down car, what novel is she referencing?
(a) The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck.
(b) The Stranger by Albert Camus.
(c) One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
(d) The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath.

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

11. What evidence of the Lower Creek Indians' prior presence did Lee Ada find on Beulah's property when she was a little girl?
(a) Paintings.
(b) Pottery shards.
(c) Pieces of woven baskets.
(d) Arrowhead points.

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

13. What reason does Janisse give for the indigo snake's dwindling numbers?
(a) They like to sun themselves on flat, open spaces like roads, so they are frequently run over by cars.
(b) The insects they like to eat have dwindled in number due to the shrinking numbers of red-cockaded woodpeckers.
(c) They are docile, so they are over-collected as pets.
(d) Their skin is frequently used to make cowboy boots.

14. What was the name of the drunk transient man whom Frank invited in for dinner?
(a) Elray.
(b) Elvis.
(c) Elvin.
(d) Elrod.

15. 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) Dogs.
(b) Vultures.
(c) Humans.
(d) Raccoons.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the chapter Beulahland, Janisse shares one of Beulah's recipes that was passed down to her for her hope chest. What dish is laid out in the recipe?

2. What did Lee Ada do for a time after graduating from high school?

3. What is the main practice of gopher tortoises that helps other types of forest animals to survive?

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

5. 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?

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