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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) Funny.
(b) Kind.
(c) Bossy.
(d) Cold.

2. What was Rawlings's grandfather's outhouse lined with photographs of?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Baseball players.
(c) Queens.
(d) Cars.

3. Which of the following adjectives best described Cross Creek?
(a) Boring.
(b) Scary.
(c) Bustling.
(d) Peaceful.

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

5. What work did Martha regularly do for Rawlings in her home?
(a) She weeded the garden.
(b) She cleaned the house.
(c) She ironed the clothes.
(d) She cooked the meals.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did Rawlings claim was the only thing holding Martha back from becoming an aristocrat?

4. Which of the following medical conditions was Widow Slater suffering from?

5. Which of the following terms best described Rawlings's religious beliefs during the time she lived on Cross Creek?

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