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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Evolution of Comfort and Antses in Tim's Breakfast.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives did Rawlings use to describe her plumbing system in Cross Creek?
(a) Rustic.
(b) Elegant.
(c) Nonexistant.
(d) Troublesome.

2. Which of the following Cross Creek families was described as having "baby after baby"?
(a) The Turners.
(b) The Morrisons.
(c) The Townsends.
(d) The Marshes.

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

4. What was Rawlings's nickname in Cross Creek?
(a) Little Gal.
(b) Little Lady.
(c) Little Miss.
(d) Little Woman.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Rawlings use to signal to outsiders when her outhouse was in use?

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 people was considered to be the stabilizing force of Cross Creek?

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

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

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