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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. According to Rawlings's research, how long would it take termites to eat a house to the ground?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 20 years.

2. Why did Rawlings demand that Leroy leave her property?
(a) Because he stole from her.
(b) Because he refused to work.
(c) Because he was an alcoholic.
(d) Because he threatened her.

3. Which of Rawlings's relatives helped her devise the system of use for her outhouse?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her cousin.
(d) Her uncle.

4. What unusual meat was Governor Grant said to be a fan of?
(a) Pheasant.
(b) Rattlesnake.
(c) Opossum.
(d) Alligator.

5. How did Rawlings feel when Kate's brother, an ex-servant, offered Rawlings his protection?
(a) She felt confused.
(b) She felt amused.
(c) She felt exhilarated.
(d) She felt disappointed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives best described the wife of Rawlings's tenant?

2. What type of people did Rawlings claim had "been put through the sieve and [now] stand nakedly"?

3. What did Rawlings hang in the orange groves to repel hawks?

4. What did Rawlings bring to share with the Townsends at their party?

5. What was the one thing Rawlings claimed humans must love above all else?

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