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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Rawlings's various suitors had a cleft palate?
(a) Old Boss.
(b) Moe.
(c) George Fairbanks.
(d) Mr. Swilley.

2. Why did Rawlings regularly leave her house unlocked?
(a) Because she frequently forgot.
(b) Because she trusted all her neighbors.
(c) Because locks hadn't been invented yet.
(d) Because she was generous with her belongings.

3. What type of tree did Rawlings have a deep admiration for during her time in the South?
(a) Poplar.
(b) Orange.
(c) Magnolia.
(d) Pine.

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

5. Where did Mr. Tubble show up after he had been missing for a few days?
(a) Underneath the bar.
(b) In Rawlings's barn.
(c) Out on the water.
(d) In an unfinished grave.

6. How did Rawlings react to farming life soon after moving to Cross Creek?
(a) Farming was more boring than she thought.
(b) Farming was harder than she thought.
(c) Rawlings did not do her own farming.
(d) Farming was easier than she thought.

7. What type of animal was Jib?
(a) A bird.
(b) A fish.
(c) A cat.
(d) A lizard.

8. Which of the following adjectives did NOT describe the group Geechee was from?
(a) Lazy.
(b) Hard working.
(c) Violent.
(d) Loyal.

9. How many acres of land did Rawlings inherit in Cross Creek?
(a) 87.
(b) 74.
(c) 29.
(d) 63.

10. In what unlikely place on her property did Rawlings find someone living?
(a) Under her oak tree.
(b) In her attick.
(c) In her outhouse.
(d) Under her porch.

11. What did Rawlings claim was the only thing holding Martha back from becoming an aristocrat?
(a) Her race.
(b) Her age.
(c) Her education.
(d) Her wealth.

12. What did Rawlings rename Geechee when she came into her service?
(a) Trinity.
(b) Beatrice.
(c) Gabrielle.
(d) Annabelle.

13. How did Rawlings come to own her house in Cross Creek?
(a) She inherited it.
(b) She won it in a bet.
(c) She was given it by the government.
(d) She bought it outright.

14. During which holiday did Rawlings decide to build an indoor shower?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Valentine's Day.
(c) Halloween.
(d) Thanksgiving.

15. What day of the week did Rawlings's servants typically take off from work?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Wednesday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Rawlings bribe the children to do by offering to sew them new clothes?

2. Which of the following types of trees did NOT produce hammock soil on Rawlings's farm?

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

4. Which of the following items was NOT regularly being eaten by pigs on Rawlings's farm?

5. What was the name of Rawlings's dog that was sent back to the city after failing miserably at farm life?

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