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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 types of bread was NOT typically served in Florida?
(a) Scones.
(b) Hush puppies
(c) Corn pone.
(d) Cornbread.

2. Which of the following areas of the farm did Samson thrive in?
(a) The horse stables.
(b) The orange groves.
(c) The chicken coops.
(d) The rose gardens.

3. Where did Rawlings's editor live?
(a) In San Francisco.
(b) In New York.
(c) In Seattle.
(d) In Chicago.

4. Who did Widow Slater threaten with a gun?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A schoolyard bully.
(c) A nurse.
(d) A symphony conductor.

5. How did Rawlings describe the king snake that lived near her driveway?
(a) Friendly.
(b) Aggressive.
(c) Lazy.
(d) Intimidating.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following do rattlesnakes have a poor sense of?

2. Which of the following was NOT a lake Rawlings and Dessie visited while on their river adventure?

3. How much did Rawlings donate to the young girl who fell ill after a botched abortion?

4. According to Rawlings, what color ant ate only dead tissue and had a deadly bite?

5. How were Rawlings and Dess greeted by the poor white people who lived in huts near the river?

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