Ecology of a Cracker Childhood Test | Final Test - Hard

Janisse Ray
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Ecology of a Cracker Childhood Test | Final Test - Hard

Janisse Ray
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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 did Janisse's mother Lee Ada and her sister Kay call Janisse?

2. With which type of creature was Janisse's maternal grandmother Beulah fascinated?

3. What threat did Janisse use to try to get the vendor to let her take the painted tortoise to safety?

4. What sign of distress did Janisse notice when looking at the painted tortoise?

5. Until what year was the Altamaha River the only mode of transportation for settlers in Appling County?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did so many strangers from other places stop by the family's junkyard?

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

4. What are the characteristics of the red-cockaded woodpecker that lead to it being such a good example of the fauna losses caused by the loss of the longleaf pine?

5. What types of things did Lee Ada collect to satisfy her love for pretty things?

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

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

8. What is ironic about Clyo's refusal to let Frank help her improve her health and her simultaneous belief that sending the little money she has to televangelists will make her well again?

9. What is the main characteristic present in indigo snakes that led to much of their endangered status, in addition to the fact that they use endangered gopher tortoises' burrows as shelter?

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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the chapter entitled How the Heart Opens, Janisse relates how, upon asking Frank if they could pick some flowers, Frank told her and her siblings, "You know, it's a shame to pick something beautiful from dilapidated surroundings. There needs to be some beauty everywhere." What does this comment demonstrate about Frank's personality, about his role within the family, and about how Frank influenced his daughter's worldview as she grew up?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of fear within the memoir. What is the author telling the reader about the nature of fear, about the harm that fear can inflict, and about the methods people can use to combat it?

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of scene in which Janisse's grandfather Charlie leads Janisse to his secret copse of huckleberries? How does the author use this event as a metaphor for a particular piece of her worldview and what message does she send to the reader through her relaying of this event?

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