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

2. Where did the cow kick Rawlings the first time she tried to milk it?
(a) In the leg.
(b) In the stomach.
(c) In the head.
(d) In the shoulder.

3. What were Rawlings's mother and grandmother famous for?
(a) Their cooking.
(b) Their strictness.
(c) Their good looks.
(d) Their piousness.

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

5. What type of people did Rawlings claim had "been put through the sieve and [now] stand nakedly"?
(a) The rich.
(b) The poor.
(c) Whites.
(d) Blacks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following birds did Rawlings watch daily and claim were "honeymooning"?

3. What did Moe Sykes do for a living?

4. Which of the following birds most excited Rawlings when it came to visit her farm?

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

(see the answer key)

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