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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. Where did Tome Morrison live with his wife and children?
(a) In the old convenience store.
(b) In the old town hall.
(c) In the old church.
(d) In the old elementary school.

2. Which of Rawlings's relatives helped her devise the system of use for her outhouse?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her cousin.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her uncle.

3. What did Slater's daughter, Alvah, save up to purchase for Rawlings at Christmas time?
(a) A mailbox.
(b) A bird feeder.
(c) A sewing machine.
(d) A wind chime.

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

5. Which of the following types of trees did NOT produce hammock soil on Rawlings's farm?
(a) Pine tree.
(b) Oak tree.
(c) Gum tree.
(d) Palm tree.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Martha's young boy throw on Rawlings's horse frightening it?

3. How much did Rawlings pay for Georgia, her first servant girl?

4. What instruments did the Townsends play at their party?

5. How old was Patsy when she began "courting"?

(see the answer key)

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