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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 was the name of Rawlings's cow?
(a) Dora.
(b) Gladys.
(c) Maude.
(d) Ethel.

2. Which of the following factors did NOT lead to Moe's death?
(a) Overwork.
(b) Old age.
(c) Bad eating.
(d) Anxiety.

3. Where did Rawlings's editor live?
(a) In Seattle.
(b) In New York.
(c) In Chicago.
(d) In San Francisco.

4. Which of the following do rattlesnakes have a poor sense of?
(a) Touch.
(b) Sight.
(c) Smell.
(d) Taste.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following types of snakes is the fastest on land?

2. Which of the following "varmints" was a popular pet in Cross Creek?

3. What was the name of Rawlings's dog that was sent back to the city after failing miserably at farm life?

4. Which of the following stereotypes was NOT one Rawlings exposed in her discussions of her servants?

5. What were Rawlings's mother and grandmother famous for?

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