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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following medical conditions was Widow Slater suffering from?
(a) Epilepsy.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Schizophrenia.
(d) Muscular Dystrophy.

4. What item did Rawlings forget to take to her beach house and her kind neighbors brought for her in their truck?
(a) Her television.
(b) Napkins.
(c) Bed sheets.
(d) Mixing bowls.

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

6. What did Martha's young boy throw on Rawlings's horse frightening it?
(a) Cold water.
(b) A saddle.
(c) A blanket.
(d) A bundle of hay.

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

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

9. Which of Moe's relatives was once superintendent of Rawlings's orange groves?
(a) His grandfather.
(b) His great grandfather.
(c) His father.
(d) His great-great grandfather.

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

11. Where did Tome Morrison live with his wife and children?
(a) In the old convenience store.
(b) In the old elementary school.
(c) In the old town hall.
(d) In the old church.

12. How many black families lived in Rawlings's neighborhood in Cross Creek.
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 8.
(d) 2.

13. What did the Townsends serve for dinner at their party?
(a) Spaghetti.
(b) Tuna fish.
(c) Pizza.
(d) Crackers.

14. Which of the following Mickens family members claimed that, "if you love the area you will make it, and no one ever goes hungry" ?
(a) Martha.
(b) Henry.
(c) Joe.
(d) Delia.

15. Which of the following body parts did Rawlings break when she fell from a horse and required a steel brace?
(a) Her neck.
(b) Her pelvis.
(c) Her leg.
(d) Her spine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instruments did the Townsends play at their party?

2. Which of the following parasites were the Towensend children suffering from?

3. Where was Rawlings's shower located?

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

5. How many acres of land did Rawlings inherit in Cross Creek?

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