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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Widow Slater and Catching One Young.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Rawlings feel about her black neighbors in Cross Creek?
(a) She was apathetic to them.
(b) She feared them.
(c) She avoided them.
(d) She cared for them.

2. What color was Rawlings's hammock soil?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Brown.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

3. What instruments did the Townsends play at their party?
(a) Cymbals.
(b) Banjo.
(c) Piano.
(d) Harmonica.

4. Which of the following people was considered to be the stabilizing force of Cross Creek?
(a) Marsh Turner.
(b) Joe Mackay.
(c) Martha Mickens.
(d) Tom Morrison.

5. What state was Cross Creek located in?
(a) Nevada.
(b) Florida.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Texas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Rawlings's grandfather's outhouse lined with photographs of?

2. During which holiday did Rawlings decide to build an indoor shower?

3. Which of the following parasites were the Towensend children suffering from?

4. How many bathrooms did Moe help Rawlings build in her home?

5. Who did Widow Slater threaten with a gun?

(see the answer key)

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