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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 animal was Jib?
(a) A lizard.
(b) A cat.
(c) A bird.
(d) A fish.

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

3. What did Rawlings bribe the children to do by offering to sew them new clothes?
(a) Play nicely with each other.
(b) Mow her lawn.
(c) Go to church.
(d) Go to school.

4. Which of Rawlings's friends was hired to collect census data?
(a) Velda.
(b) Helda.
(c) Melda.
(d) Zelda.

5. What did Rawlings claim was the only thing holding Martha back from becoming an aristocrat?
(a) Her age.
(b) Her education.
(c) Her wealth.
(d) Her race.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following people was considered to be the stabilizing force of Cross Creek?

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

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

4. What type of groves lined the streets in Cross Creek?

5. What did Martha's young boy throw on Rawlings's horse frightening it?

(see the answer key)

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