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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. Who fell overboard when the family visited the houseboat of another local family, prompting Frank to save the person?
2. At the time of the memoir's writing, about many red-cockaded woodpeckers were left in the United States, most of them relegated to Florida?
3. 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?
4. What was the name of the drunk transient man whom Frank invited in for dinner?
5. After Lee Ada marries Frank, what task did she offer to help her father Arthur with when she was seeking to make peace with him?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Janisse says of her grandmother Clyo and grandfather Charlie, "Both of them knew what the food symbolized and neither was willing to make further amends," (148) what does she mean?
2. Rather than disciplining the children by spanking them or hurting them in any other way, what methods did Lee Ada use to get the children to behave?
3. 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?
4. 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)
5. 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?
6. What story does Janisse use to show how careful and smart her grandmother Clyo was when trying to run her bootlegging operation without getting caught?
7. 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?
8. What types of things did Lee Ada collect to satisfy her love for pretty things?
9. 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?
10. Who was the first person to spark Janisse's interest in the natural world and how did that person spark her interest?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the author's infrequent and therefore prominent use of second person within her memoir. What is the context for each of these instances and what effect does the author intend these usages of second person language to have upon the reader?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the author's purpose for describing her love for the carnivorous pitcher plant in such great detail within the chapter entitled How the Heart Opens. What lessons does she learn from the plant, how does she apply these lessons within her life, and how does she use the depiction of her relationship with the pitcher plant to support the overall themes of the memoir?
Essay Topic 3
Explain the structure the author uses to construct Ecology of a Cracker Childhood and discuss what her purpose is for structuring the memoir as she does. What advantages does it give her and how does it align with the messages she is trying to get across to the reader?
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