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

2. How did Rawlings react to farming life soon after moving to Cross Creek?
(a) Farming was harder than she thought.
(b) Rawlings did not do her own farming.
(c) Farming was easier than she thought.
(d) Farming was more boring than she thought.

3. What work did Martha regularly do for Rawlings in her home?
(a) She ironed the clothes.
(b) She cooked the meals.
(c) She weeded the garden.
(d) She cleaned the house.

4. Which of the following medical conditions was Widow Slater suffering from?
(a) Epilepsy.
(b) Muscular Dystrophy.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Schizophrenia.

5. Why did Geechee drink alcohol?
(a) To keep herself company.
(b) To relieve her depression
(c) Because she had grown up on it.
(d) All of the these.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what unlikely place on her property did Rawlings find someone living?

3. What instruments did the Townsends play at their party?

4. How many acres of land did Rawlings inherit in Cross Creek?

5. What did Rawlings bribe the children to do by offering to sew them new clothes?

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