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

2. What state was Cross Creek located in?
(a) Texas.
(b) Nevada.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Florida.

3. What type of tree did Rawlings have a deep admiration for during her time in the South?
(a) Orange.
(b) Magnolia.
(c) Pine.
(d) Poplar.

4. What color was Rawlings's hammock soil?
(a) Black.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Red.
(d) Brown.

5. How many white families lived in Rawlings's neighborhood in Cross Creek?
(a) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 1.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following best described Widow Slater's attitude while she was working for Rawlings?

4. Which of the following was Burnt Island NOT known to harbor?

5. What was the name of the tenant who lived in Rawlings's tenant home?

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