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

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

3. Which of the following Mickens family members claimed that, "if you love the area you will make it, and no one ever goes hungry" ?
(a) Henry.
(b) Martha.
(c) Delia.
(d) Joe.

4. How many black families lived in Rawlings's neighborhood in Cross Creek.
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

5. What was the name of Rawlings's dog that was sent back to the city after failing miserably at farm life?
(a) Dynamite.
(b) Dodo.
(c) Dredge.
(d) Dinghy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following parasites were the Towensend children suffering from?

3. Which of the following Cross Creek families was described as having "baby after baby"?

4. Which of the following adjectives best described Cross Creek?

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

(see the answer key)

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