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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Spring at the Creek and Summer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of animal was Ferdinand?
(a) A billy goat.
(b) A steed.
(c) A rooster.
(d) A bull.

2. What type of animal was Racket?
(a) A squirrel.
(b) A raccoon.
(c) A skunk.
(d) An opossum.

3. Which of the following adjectives did Rawlings use to describe her plumbing system in Cross Creek?
(a) Nonexistant.
(b) Rustic.
(c) Elegant.
(d) Troublesome.

4. According to Rawlings, which season suggested "relaxation and indolence"?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Winter.
(d) Fall.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives best described the wife of Rawlings's tenant?

2. What did Moe Sykes do for a living?

3. Which of the following insects did Rawlings believe was the biggest annoyance?

4. In what unlikely place on her property did Rawlings find someone living?

5. According to Rawlings, the test of true beauty was the ability to withstand what?

(see the answer key)

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