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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What game of pretend did Janisse and her brothers play inside the old school bus?
2. Why did Frank abandon after only a year the church he had founded when his children were small?
3. Why did Janisse not worry when she did not have time to clean the makeshift chalkboard she and her brothers used to play school?
4. What nickname did Frank call his wife, Lee Ada?
5. When Janisse's family said grace before each meal, each child in the family was required to say something. What were they required by Frank to say?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the author's purpose in relating the fact that her parents told their children false stories about their births?
2. On page 79, Janisse includes the text of a letter her father Frank wrote to her. In the letter, Frank wrote that he was thankful for his mental illness and that it had taught him seven lessons. What were three of those lessons he said mental illness had taught him?
3. What reasons does Janisse give for God disliking pine plantations?
4. Janisse said there was only one type of occasion that did not elicit shame from her role as a junkyard owner's daughter. What is the only thing that occurs that does not bring her shame?
5. What happened during one of the Ray family's only vacations that highlighted the fact that they were a subject of fascination for others?
6. The second sentence of the chapter entitled Timber says, "About the same time, the production of naval stores in North Carolina began to wane and big turpentine producers in North Carolina sashayed into Georgia" 99). What is the effect of the author's choice of the verb "sashayed" and what is her purpose in making that choice?
7. What elements did Frank consider crucial to the business of buying?
8. How does the Thingfinders Club play into the memoir's message regarding ecology?
9. Why were the conditions so favorable for Frank's junkyard business to make money?
10. How does Janisse describe her feelings toward her father when he was mentally unwell?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Despite the dire situations discussed within Janisse Ray's narrative, the theme of hope emerges again and again. Find instances of this theme's appearance throughout the memoir and explain how each instance is used by the author in order to demonstrate the value of hope when trying to solve environmental and social problems.
Essay Topic 2
Analyze the chapter entitled Built By Fire, discussing at least three different literary devices the author uses within the chapter and stating the main message the author is sending to the reader within the chapter.
Essay Topic 3
In the chapter entitled Light, Janisse Ray uses white space to surround the words "Evolve. Adapt. Survive." What is her purpose for setting these words apart from the rest of the text and how do these words relate to the many themes displayed within her memoir?
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