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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many guests did the Townsends invite to their party?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

2. How many bathrooms did Moe help Rawlings build in her home?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

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

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

5. Which of the following adjectives best described Cross Creek?
(a) Peaceful.
(b) Bustling.
(c) Scary.
(d) Boring.

6. Where was Rawlings's shower located?
(a) In the bathroom.
(b) In the kitchen.
(c) Outdoors.
(d) She did not have a shower.

7. Which of the following adjectives did NOT describe Geechee when she arrived at Rawlings's doorstep?
(a) Tattered.
(b) Dark.
(c) Fearful.
(d) Aggressive.

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

9. What color was Rawlings's hammock soil?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Red.
(c) Brown.
(d) Black.

10. Which of the following adjectives did Rawlings use to describe her plumbing system in Cross Creek?
(a) Rustic.
(b) Nonexistant.
(c) Elegant.
(d) Troublesome.

11. Which of the following parasites were the Towensend children suffering from?
(a) Hookwork.
(b) Ringworm.
(c) Earthworm.
(d) Tapeworm.

12. What type of critters did Rodney keep as pets?
(a) Insects.
(b) Injured birds.
(c) Fish.
(d) Wild animals.

13. What was the name of Rawlings's dog that was sent back to the city after failing miserably at farm life?
(a) Dredge.
(b) Dinghy.
(c) Dynamite.
(d) Dodo.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Patsy when she began "courting"?

2. What did Martha's husband do for a living during the time she worked with Rawlings?

3. What type of groves lined the streets in Cross Creek?

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

5. What piece of furniture did Moe bring to Rawlings when he came to visit with her?

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