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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through My Friend Moe and Residue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What state was Cross Creek located in?
(a) Nevada.
(b) Texas.
(c) Florida.
(d) Louisiana.

2. What was the name of Rawlings's dog that was sent back to the city after failing miserably at farm life?
(a) Dinghy.
(b) Dredge.
(c) Dodo.
(d) Dynamite.

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

4. What was the name of the tenant who lived in Rawlings's tenant home?
(a) Otis.
(b) Tim.
(c) Richard.
(d) Cleveland.

5. Which of the following body parts did Rawlings break when she fell from a horse and required a steel brace?
(a) Her leg.
(b) Her pelvis.
(c) Her neck.
(d) Her spine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Moe's relatives was once superintendent of Rawlings's orange groves?

2. Which of the following best described Widow Slater's attitude while she was working for Rawlings?

3. Why did Rawlings regularly leave her house unlocked?

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

5. What did Martha's husband do for a living during the time she worked with Rawlings?

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