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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following do rattlesnakes have a poor sense of?
(a) Touch.
(b) Smell.
(c) Sight.
(d) Taste.

3. 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.

4. Which of the following servants did Rawlings believe would "have a finger in my pie from beyond the grave"?
(a) Adrenna.
(b) Henry.
(c) Samson.
(d) Martha.

5. During which holiday did Rawlings decide to build an indoor shower?
(a) Halloween.
(b) Valentine's Day.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) Christmas.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many black families lived in Rawlings's neighborhood in Cross Creek.

2. According to Rawlings's research, how long would it take termites to eat a house to the ground?

3. How did Rawlings describe the king snake that lived near her driveway?

4. Which of the following types of trees did NOT produce hammock soil on Rawlings's farm?

5. What does a chicken snake eat?

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