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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Black Shadows.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following types of trees did NOT produce hammock soil on Rawlings's farm?
(a) Pine tree.
(b) Palm tree.
(c) Oak tree.
(d) Gum tree.

2. Which of the following patches of land was described as feeling "enchanted"?
(a) The orange groves.
(b) The pine forests.
(c) The sandy beaches.
(d) The strawberry fields.

3. What emotion overcame Rawlings while she was out hunting with her herpetologist friend?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Excitement.
(c) Fear.
(d) Awe.

4. What did Slater's daughter, Alvah, save up to purchase for Rawlings at Christmas time?
(a) A bird feeder.
(b) A sewing machine.
(c) A mailbox.
(d) A wind chime.

5. Where did Rawlings's editor live?
(a) In Chicago.
(b) In San Francisco.
(c) In New York.
(d) In Seattle.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what room of her house was the baby cottonmouth snake that Rawlings killed?

2. Which of the following physical problems did Rodney suffer from?

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

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

5. How did Rawlings feel about her black neighbors in Cross Creek?

(see the answer key)

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