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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children did the Townsend family have when they lived next to Rawlings?
(a) 4.
(b) The number was unknown.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

2. What did Martha's young boy throw on Rawlings's horse frightening it?
(a) A saddle.
(b) A bundle of hay.
(c) A blanket.
(d) Cold water.

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

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

5. Why did the Townsends invite Rawlings over for a party?
(a) For Christmas.
(b) To welcome her to the neighborhood.
(c) For a birthday.
(d) For a bonfire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following patches of land was described as feeling "enchanted"?

2. Which of the following people was considered to be the stabilizing force of Cross Creek?

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

4. Which of the following do rattlesnakes have a poor sense of?

5. During which holiday did Rawlings decide to build an indoor shower?

(see the answer key)

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