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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Rodney known to foretell in Cross Creek?
(a) The temperature.
(b) The sex of unborn babies.
(c) The lotto numbers.
(d) The weather.

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

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

4. What did Martha's husband do for a living during the time she worked with Rawlings?
(a) Her husband was a mechanic.
(b) Her husband was a butler.
(c) Her husband was a farmer.
(d) Her husband was unemployed.

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

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

7. How cold was it on the day Rawlings decided to build an indoor shower?
(a) 38 degrees.
(b) 27 degrees.
(c) 16 degrees.
(d) 45 degrees.

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

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

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

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

12. What was Leroy serving a prison sentence for when Rawlings helped bail him out?
(a) Robbery.
(b) Manslaughter.
(c) Kidnapping.
(d) Embezzlement.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Martha's young boy throw on Rawlings's horse frightening it?

2. Which of Rawlings's friends was hired to collect census data?

3. Which of the following items was NOT regularly being eaten by pigs on Rawlings's farm?

4. What was the name of the tenant who lived in Rawlings's tenant home?

5. How many guests did the Townsends invite to their party?

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