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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 'Geechee and A Pig is Paid For.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Aside from her dress, what was the only belonging Geechee brought with her when she moved in with Rawlings?
(a) Letters.
(b) Photographs.
(c) A Bible.
(d) Eyeglasses.

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

5. What type of farm was Patsy taken to when her mother collected her from Rawlings?
(a) A beet farm.
(b) A sheep farm.
(c) A cotton farm.
(d) A turpentine farm.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following items was NOT regularly being eaten by pigs on Rawlings's farm?

2. What was Rodney known to foretell in Cross Creek?

3. Where was Rawlings's shower located?

4. How old was Patsy when she began "courting"?

5. How did Rawlings react to farming life soon after moving to Cross Creek?

(see the answer key)

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