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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 item did Rawlings forget to take to her beach house and her kind neighbors brought for her in their truck?
(a) Napkins.
(b) Her television.
(c) Bed sheets.
(d) Mixing bowls.

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

3. How did Rawlings come to own her house in Cross Creek?
(a) She was given it by the government.
(b) She won it in a bet.
(c) She bought it outright.
(d) She inherited it.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following Mickens family members claimed that, "if you love the area you will make it, and no one ever goes hungry" ?

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

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

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

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