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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Widow Slater and Catching One Young.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Rawlings use to signal to outsiders when her outhouse was in use?
(a) A light.
(b) A sign.
(c) A lock.
(d) A flag.

2. What was Rodney known to foretell in Cross Creek?
(a) The sex of unborn babies.
(b) The temperature.
(c) The lotto numbers.
(d) The weather.

3. What instruments did the Townsends play at their party?
(a) Cymbals.
(b) Harmonica.
(c) Banjo.
(d) Piano.

4. How cold was it on the day Rawlings decided to build an indoor shower?
(a) 27 degrees.
(b) 16 degrees.
(c) 38 degrees.
(d) 45 degrees.

5. Where was Rawlings's shower located?
(a) She did not have a shower.
(b) In the kitchen.
(c) Outdoors.
(d) In the bathroom.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following physical problems did Rodney suffer from?

3. What type of groves lined the streets in Cross Creek?

4. Which of the following Mickens family members claimed that, "if you love the area you will make it, and no one ever goes hungry" ?

5. What did Rawlings bring to share with the Townsends at their party?

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