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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) 1933.
(d) 1962.

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

4. What was the punishment if Janisse or one of her siblings disobeyed Frank's instructions while they were left alone in the house?
(a) A week without being allowed to play in the junkyard.
(b) A week without friends being allowed to visit.
(c) A beating with a wooden spoon.
(d) A whipping with a belt.

5. In what year was the red-cockaded woodpecker federally listed as endangered?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1960.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. At what store did Beulah shop every Friday, rain or shine?

3. What number child was Lee Ada within her family?

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

5. John James Audubon is famous for something besides the bird-watching society that carries his name. How did he make his living?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Janisse mean when she writes that the last chapter of Proverbs describes her mother Lee Ada better than anything she herself could attempt?

2. What are the special characteristics of living near longleaf pines that cause the lives of the animals that live near them to be "woven together?" (141)

3. If she had any spare time, what did Janisse always want to do and how did her mother feel about that pastime?

4. How does Janisse draw parallels between the red-cockaded woodpecker and the Cracker people who inhabit her homeland?

5. How does the concept of determinism emerge in the final paragraph of the chapter entitled Poverty?

6. What aspect of her parents' relationship did Janisse feel jealousy about?

7. How did Lee Ada's father Arthur feel about Frank's and Lee Ada's decision to elope?

8. How does Janisse describe the type of knowledge she had by the time she left home versus the type of knowledge she lacked at that time?

9. Who was the first person to spark Janisse's interest in the natural world and how did that person spark her interest?

10. Beyond just the loss of their physical homes, what does Janisse mean when she writes that all of the animals who live among longleaf pines face "loss of place" (142) as a result of logging?

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