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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Patsy when she began "courting"?
(a) 15.
(b) 11.
(c) 17.
(d) 13.

2. Which of the following factors did NOT lead to Moe's death?
(a) Bad eating.
(b) Overwork.
(c) Anxiety.
(d) Old age.

3. What type of groves lined the streets in Cross Creek?
(a) Olive.
(b) Lemon.
(c) Almond.
(d) Grape.

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

5. 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 church.
(d) In the old town hall.

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

7. How many children did the Townsend family have when they lived next to Rawlings?
(a) The number was unknown.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

8. What animal did Mr. Higgenbottom sell for a living?
(a) Pigs.
(b) Birds.
(c) Cows.
(d) Snakes.

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

10. Which of the following people was considered to be the stabilizing force of Cross Creek?
(a) Tom Morrison.
(b) Joe Mackay.
(c) Martha Mickens.
(d) Marsh Turner.

11. Which of the following items was NOT regularly being eaten by pigs on Rawlings's farm?
(a) Eggs.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Milk.
(d) Chicken feed.

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

13. What did Moe Sykes do for a living?
(a) He was a miller.
(b) He was a carpenter.
(c) He was a farmer.
(d) He was a chef.

14. How did Rawlings feel about her black neighbors in Cross Creek?
(a) She cared for them.
(b) She was apathetic to them.
(c) She avoided them.
(d) She feared them.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many black families lived in Rawlings's neighborhood in Cross Creek.

2. Why did Rawlings regularly leave her house unlocked?

3. What type of critters did Rodney keep as pets?

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

5. Which of Rawlings's relatives helped her devise the system of use for her outhouse?

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