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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. Which of the following topics were frogs generally associated with?
(a) Apocalypse.
(b) Witchcraft.
(c) Envy.
(d) Good fortune.

2. Which of the following birds did Rawlings build a pen for on her property?
(a) Doves.
(b) Chickens.
(c) Peacocks.
(d) Ducks.

3. Which of the following stereotypes was NOT one Rawlings exposed in her discussions of her servants?
(a) That her servants were childish.
(b) That her servants were unintelligent.
(c) That her servants were untrustworthy.
(d) That her servants were giddy.

4. What did Rawlings use to signal to outsiders when her outhouse was in use?
(a) A sign.
(b) A lock.
(c) A flag.
(d) A light.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives did NOT describe the group Geechee was from?

2. What type of groves lined the streets in Cross Creek?

3. What did Moe Sykes do for a living?

4. What was Rawlings's nickname in Cross Creek?

5. To which country's ancestors did Rawlings compare the frogs in Cross Creek?

(see the answer key)

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