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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Who Owns Cross Creek?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives best described the wife of Rawlings's tenant?
(a) Kind.
(b) Cold.
(c) Funny.
(d) Bossy.

2. How many white families lived in Rawlings's neighborhood in Cross Creek?
(a) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 1.
(d) 5.

3. Which of the following insects did Rawlings believe was the biggest annoyance?
(a) Mosquitoes.
(b) Junebugs.
(c) Aphids.
(d) Ants.

4. Which flowers did Rawlings and Dessie study on their river adventure?
(a) Daffodils.
(b) Tulips.
(c) Hyacinths.
(d) Azaleas.

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) Blacks.
(d) Whites.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal did Mr. Higgenbottom sell for a living?

2. Which of the following best described Widow Slater's attitude while she was working for Rawlings?

3. Which of the following creatures was Rawlings sure was intelligent?

4. At the end of the memoir, what were thieves raiding Cross Creek, stealing?

5. How did Mr. Martin react when he heard Rawlings had shot his pig?

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