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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Pound Party and The Census.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Rawlings's friends was hired to collect census data?
(a) Helda.
(b) Zelda.
(c) Melda.
(d) Velda.

2. Where did Tome Morrison live with his wife and children?
(a) In the old town hall.
(b) In the old church.
(c) In the old elementary school.
(d) In the old convenience store.

3. What type of groves lined the streets in Cross Creek?
(a) Olive.
(b) Grape.
(c) Lemon.
(d) Almond.

4. Which of the following parasites were the Towensend children suffering from?
(a) Earthworm.
(b) Hookwork.
(c) Ringworm.
(d) Tapeworm.

5. Which of the following patches of land was described as feeling "enchanted"?
(a) The orange groves.
(b) The strawberry fields.
(c) The sandy beaches.
(d) The pine forests.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many white families lived in Rawlings's neighborhood in Cross Creek?

2. What did the Townsends call the party they invited Rawlings to?

3. What color was Rawlings's hammock soil?

4. What did Rawlings claim was the only thing holding Martha back from becoming an aristocrat?

5. Which of the following types of trees did NOT produce hammock soil on Rawlings's farm?

(see the answer key)

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