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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What unusual meat was Governor Grant said to be a fan of?
(a) Opossum.
(b) Alligator.
(c) Rattlesnake.
(d) Pheasant.

2. Which of the following people was terrified of the green frogs in Cross Creek?
(a) Widow Slater.
(b) Fred Thomkins.
(c) Rawlings.
(d) Black Martha.

3. Which of the following people believed in voodoo?
(a) Widow Slater.
(b) Old Boss.
(c) Rawlings.
(d) Martha.

4. What emotion overcame Rawlings while she was out hunting with her herpetologist friend?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Fear.
(c) Excitement.
(d) Awe.

5. To which country's ancestors did Rawlings compare the frogs in Cross Creek?
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) Australia.
(d) China.

6. In what town did Rawlings and Dessie meet the yachtsman?
(a) Paxton.
(b) Jennings.
(c) Sanford.
(d) Dundee.

7. What state did Dessie and Rawlings travel through on their river adventure?
(a) Florida.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Georgia.

8. What did Rawlings love to pair biscuits with for breakfast?
(a) Eggs.
(b) Bacon.
(c) Fish.
(d) Gravey.

9. Which of the following birds were almost extinct in Cross Creek until the government began to protect them?
(a) Pelicans.
(b) Redbirds.
(c) Cranes.
(d) Herons.

10. Which bird was considered illegal to cook and eat in Cross Creek?
(a) Robins.
(b) Vultures.
(c) Pheasants.
(d) Blackbirds.

11. Which of the following insects did Rawlings believe was the biggest annoyance?
(a) Mosquitoes.
(b) Junebugs.
(c) Ants.
(d) Aphids.

12. What had Rawlings and Kate's brother been hunting when they returned home to find the house destroyed?
(a) Deer.
(b) Frogs.
(c) Quail.
(d) Bear.

13. Which of the following dead animals was thought to induce rain in Cross Creek?
(a) Turtle.
(b) Hawk.
(c) Snake.
(d) Rabbit.

14. Which of the following birds did Rawlings build a pen for on her property?
(a) Ducks.
(b) Doves.
(c) Peacocks.
(d) Chickens.

15. What were Rawlings's mother and grandmother famous for?
(a) Their piousness.
(b) Their strictness.
(c) Their good looks.
(d) Their cooking.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was the only animal Rawlings claimed she would never kill to eat?

2. Which of the following stereotypes was NOT one Rawlings exposed in her discussions of her servants?

3. How did Rawlings feel when Cross Creek was nearly overrun with frogs?

4. According to Rawlings's research, how long would it take termites to eat a house to the ground?

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

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