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

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

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

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

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

6. Why did the Townsends invite Rawlings over for a party?
(a) For a bonfire.
(b) For Christmas.
(c) To welcome her to the neighborhood.
(d) For a birthday.

7. What type of people did Rawlings claim had "been put through the sieve and [now] stand nakedly"?
(a) Blacks.
(b) Whites.
(c) The rich.
(d) The poor.

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

9. Which of the following topics was Widow Slater obsessed with?
(a) Politics.
(b) Religion.
(c) Animal rights.
(d) Music.

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

11. What state was Cross Creek located in?
(a) Texas.
(b) Nevada.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Florida.

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

13. What was Rawlings's grandfather's outhouse lined with photographs of?
(a) Cars.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Baseball players.
(d) Queens.

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

15. What did Slater's daughter, Alvah, save up to purchase for Rawlings at Christmas time?
(a) A sewing machine.
(b) A bird feeder.
(c) A mailbox.
(d) A wind chime.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Rawlings's various suitors had a cleft palate?

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

3. Which of the following physical problems did Rodney suffer from?

4. What was the name of Moe's daughter that became ill?

5. What was Leroy serving a prison sentence for when Rawlings helped bail him out?

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