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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Rawlings use to signal to outsiders when her outhouse was in use?
(a) A lock.
(b) A light.
(c) A sign.
(d) A flag.

5. Why did Geechee drink alcohol?
(a) Because she had grown up on it.
(b) To relieve her depression
(c) To keep herself company.
(d) All of the these.

6. Which of the following patches of land was described as feeling "enchanted"?
(a) The pine forests.
(b) The sandy beaches.
(c) The orange groves.
(d) The strawberry fields.

7. Which of Rawlings's friends was hired to collect census data?
(a) Melda.
(b) Helda.
(c) Velda.
(d) Zelda.

8. Why did Rawlings demand that Leroy leave her property?
(a) Because he stole from her.
(b) Because he threatened her.
(c) Because he was an alcoholic.
(d) Because he refused to work.

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

10. 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.

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

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

13. Which of the following adjectives did Moe use to describe his wife?
(a) Slovenly.
(b) Stocky.
(c) Stunning.
(d) Shrewd.

14. What was Rawlings's nickname in Cross Creek?
(a) Little Gal.
(b) Little Woman.
(c) Little Miss.
(d) Little Lady.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Rawlings's shower located?

2. Which of the following best described Widow Slater's attitude while she was working for Rawlings?

3. Which of the following adjectives did NOT describe Geechee when she arrived at Rawlings's doorstep?

4. How many children did the Townsend family have when they lived next to Rawlings?

5. How much did Rawlings pay for Georgia, her first servant girl?

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