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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Fall and Winter.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following stereotypes was NOT one Rawlings exposed in her discussions of her servants?
(a) That her servants were childish.
(b) That her servants were unintelligent.
(c) That her servants were giddy.
(d) That her servants were untrustworthy.

3. Which of the following adjectives did NOT describe the group Geechee was from?
(a) Loyal.
(b) Hard working.
(c) Violent.
(d) Lazy.

4. Which of the following people feared that the tracks surrounding Rawlings's cabin belonged to ghosts?
(a) Martha.
(b) Widow Slater.
(c) Rawlings.
(d) Adrenna.

5. What type of animal was Racket?
(a) An opossum.
(b) A raccoon.
(c) A squirrel.
(d) A skunk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following themes did Rawlings believe was "customary in slave psychology"?

2. Which of the following adjectives did Moe use to describe his wife?

3. What type of animal was Jib?

4. Why did Rawlings regularly leave her house unlocked?

5. Which of the following vegetables was regularly trimmed and cooked like asparagus?

(see the answer key)

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