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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Fall and Winter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What holiday did the old man who showed up on Rawlings's doorstep believe was Thanksgiving?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Valentine's Day.
(c) Fourth of July.
(d) Halloween.

2. How did Rawlings come to own her house in Cross Creek?
(a) She was given it by the government.
(b) She bought it outright.
(c) She inherited it.
(d) She won it in a bet.

3. Aside from her dress, what was the only belonging Geechee brought with her when she moved in with Rawlings?
(a) Eyeglasses.
(b) A Bible.
(c) Photographs.
(d) Letters.

4. What was the name of the tenant who lived in Rawlings's tenant home?
(a) Tim.
(b) Cleveland.
(c) Richard.
(d) Otis.

5. Which of the following birds did Rawlings watch daily and claim were "honeymooning"?
(a) Robins.
(b) Drakes.
(c) Pheasants.
(d) Doves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Rawlings bribe the children to do by offering to sew them new clothes?

2. Which of the following people feared that the tracks surrounding Rawlings's cabin belonged to ghosts?

3. Which of the following themes did Rawlings believe was "customary in slave psychology"?

4. How did Rawlings feel when Kate's brother, an ex-servant, offered Rawlings his protection?

5. Which of the following dead animals was thought to induce rain in Cross Creek?

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