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

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

3. What type of animal was Jib?
(a) A cat.
(b) A bird.
(c) A lizard.
(d) A fish.

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

5. What was the name of Rawlings's dog that was sent back to the city after failing miserably at farm life?
(a) Dynamite.
(b) Dodo.
(c) Dredge.
(d) Dinghy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color was Rawlings's hammock soil?

2. What work did Martha regularly do for Rawlings in her home?

3. What did Martha's husband do for a living during the time she worked with Rawlings?

4. What type of tree did Rawlings have a deep admiration for during her time in the South?

5. What item did Rawlings forget to take to her beach house and her kind neighbors brought for her in their truck?

(see the answer key)

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