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

2. Which of the following people was considered to be the stabilizing force of Cross Creek?
(a) Joe Mackay.
(b) Martha Mickens.
(c) Tom Morrison.
(d) Marsh Turner.

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) Delia.
(b) Joe.
(c) Martha.
(d) Henry.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Rawlings come to own her house in Cross Creek?

2. Which of the following patches of land was described as feeling "enchanted"?

3. How many children did the Townsend family have when they lived next to Rawlings?

4. What work did Martha regularly do for Rawlings in her home?

5. What color was Rawlings's hammock soil?

(see the answer key)

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