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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Spring at the Creek and Summer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which country's ancestors did Rawlings compare the frogs in Cross Creek?
(a) France.
(b) China.
(c) Germany.
(d) Australia.

2. What does a chicken snake eat?
(a) Grain.
(b) Birds.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Fruit.

3. Which of the following people was terrified of the green frogs in Cross Creek?
(a) Fred Thomkins.
(b) Rawlings.
(c) Widow Slater.
(d) Black Martha.

4. Which of the following vegetables was regularly trimmed and cooked like asparagus?
(a) Mustard greens.
(b) Poke weed.
(c) Okra.
(d) Choyote.

5. Which of the following adjectives did Moe use to describe his wife?
(a) Stocky.
(b) Stunning.
(c) Slovenly.
(d) Shrewd.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of animal was Jib?

2. Which of the following terms best described Rawlings's religious beliefs during the time she lived on Cross Creek?

3. According to Rawlings, which season suggested "relaxation and indolence"?

4. According to Rawlings, the test of true beauty was the ability to withstand what?

5. What type of animal was Racket?

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