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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. Which of the following adjectives best described the wife of Rawlings's tenant?
(a) Kind.
(b) Bossy.
(c) Cold.
(d) Funny.

2. How did Rawlings react to farming life soon after moving to Cross Creek?
(a) Rawlings did not do her own farming.
(b) Farming was easier than she thought.
(c) Farming was more boring than she thought.
(d) Farming was harder than she thought.

3. What did Martha's young boy throw on Rawlings's horse frightening it?
(a) A blanket.
(b) A bundle of hay.
(c) A saddle.
(d) Cold water.

4. How much did Rawlings pay for Georgia, her first servant girl?
(a) $5.00.
(b) $15.00.
(c) $10.00.
(d) $20.00.

5. How did Rawlings come to own her house in Cross Creek?
(a) She won it in a bet.
(b) She inherited it.
(c) She bought it outright.
(d) She was given it by the government.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Widow Slater threaten with a gun?

2. Which of the following adjectives best described Cross Creek?

3. What did the Townsends serve for dinner at their party?

4. Which of the following topics was Widow Slater obsessed with?

5. Which of the following parasites were the Towensend children suffering from?

(see the answer key)

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