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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Pound Party and The Census.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Martha's husband do for a living during the time she worked with Rawlings?
(a) Her husband was unemployed.
(b) Her husband was a butler.
(c) Her husband was a mechanic.
(d) Her husband was a farmer.

2. What did the Townsends call the party they invited Rawlings to?
(a) A Pound Party.
(b) A Sterling Party.
(c) A Change Party.
(d) A Dollar Party.

3. How did Rawlings feel about her black neighbors in Cross Creek?
(a) She avoided them.
(b) She was apathetic to them.
(c) She cared for them.
(d) She feared them.

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

5. Which of the following was Burnt Island NOT known to harbor?
(a) Rattlesnakes.
(b) Wild boars.
(c) Criminals.
(d) Vultures.

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 instruments did the Townsends play at their party?

3. What was Rawlings's nickname in Cross Creek?

4. What did the Townsends serve for dinner at their party?

5. Which of Rawlings's friends was hired to collect census data?

(see the answer key)

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