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

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

3. Why did the Townsends invite Rawlings over for a party?
(a) To welcome her to the neighborhood.
(b) For a birthday.
(c) For Christmas.
(d) For a bonfire.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What state was Cross Creek located in?

2. What did the Townsends call the party they invited Rawlings to?

3. How many white families lived in Rawlings's neighborhood in Cross Creek?

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

5. What did Rawlings bring to share with the Townsends at their party?

(see the answer key)

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