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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following types of bread was NOT typically served in Florida?
(a) Corn pone.
(b) Scones.
(c) Hush puppies
(d) Cornbread.

2. What emotion overcame Rawlings while she was out hunting with her herpetologist friend?
(a) Fear.
(b) Excitement.
(c) Awe.
(d) Sadness.

3. Which of the following varmints was NOT one Rawlings regularly cooked and ate?
(a) Alligator.
(b) Skunk.
(c) Raccoon.
(d) Turtle.

4. Which of the following was NOT a lake Rawlings and Dessie visited while on their river adventure?
(a) Lake Harney.
(b) Flowers Lake.
(c) Lake George.
(d) Puzzle Lake.

5. Which of the following birds were almost extinct in Cross Creek until the government began to protect them?
(a) Herons.
(b) Redbirds.
(c) Pelicans.
(d) Cranes.

6. Which of Martha's relatives did Samson marry?
(a) Her daughter.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her neice.
(d) Her cousin.

7. How many frogs did Rawlings catch on her first frog hunting trip?
(a) 8.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

8. Which of the following people was terrified of the green frogs in Cross Creek?
(a) Widow Slater.
(b) Black Martha.
(c) Fred Thomkins.
(d) Rawlings.

9. What essential did the yachtsman give to Rawlings when the met in the coastal town?
(a) Gas.
(b) Food.
(c) Blankets.
(d) Water.

10. Which of the following was NOT a bad omen Rawlings noticed on the day the convict escaped in Cross Creek?
(a) A praying mantis.
(b) A blue-tailed lizard.
(c) Long shadows.
(d) Lethargic dogs.

11. Which of the following topics were frogs generally associated with?
(a) Good fortune.
(b) Witchcraft.
(c) Envy.
(d) Apocalypse.

12. What was the name of Rawlings's herpetologist friend?
(a) Ross.
(b) Andy.
(c) Philip.
(d) Marc.

13. Which of the following was another name for salted pork in Florida?
(a) White bacon.
(b) Pink bacon.
(c) Marbled bacon.
(d) Black bacon.

14. What type of animal was Ferdinand?
(a) A rooster.
(b) A steed.
(c) A bull.
(d) A billy goat.

15. Which of the following stereotypes was NOT one Rawlings exposed in her discussions of her servants?
(a) That her servants were childish.
(b) That her servants were unintelligent.
(c) That her servants were giddy.
(d) That her servants were untrustworthy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following birds most excited Rawlings when it came to visit her farm?

2. What state did Dessie and Rawlings travel through on their river adventure?

3. What part of Samson's body was permanently injured when he was shot by Henry?

4. Which of the following birds did Rawlings build a pen for on her property?

5. Where did Kate's brother live?

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