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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 snakes is the fastest on land?
(a) Black snake.
(b) Rattlesnake.
(c) Water moccasin.
(d) Kingsnake.

2. Which of the following months was considered the stormiest in Cross Creek?
(a) September.
(b) June.
(c) December.
(d) March.

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

4. How were Rawlings and Dess greeted by the poor white people who lived in huts near the river?
(a) They feared Rawlings.
(b) They worshipped Rawlings.
(c) They welcomed Rawlings.
(d) They ignored Rawlings.

5. Which of the following areas of the farm did Samson thrive in?
(a) The horse stables.
(b) The chicken coops.
(c) The orange groves.
(d) The rose gardens.

6. What color lizard was thought to be poisonous in cross creek?
(a) Gray.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.

7. Which of the following vegetables was regularly trimmed and cooked like asparagus?
(a) Choyote.
(b) Okra.
(c) Mustard greens.
(d) Poke weed.

8. Which of the following do rattlesnakes have a poor sense of?
(a) Taste.
(b) Sight.
(c) Touch.
(d) Smell.

9. Which of the following types of snake did Rawlings once skin?
(a) A black snake.
(b) A rattle snake.
(c) A coral snake.
(d) A water moccasin.

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

11. What did Rawlings hang in the orange groves to repel hawks?
(a) A dirty tennis shoe.
(b) A gin bottle.
(c) A maypole.
(d) A mirror.

12. Which of the following conditions did NOT strike Rawlings's house when she left Kate and Raymond in charge?
(a) The animals were missing.
(b) Her alcohol had been drunk.
(c) Her bank was emptied.
(d) Her house was filthy.

13. Which of the following pans did Rawlings prefer to bake bread in?
(a) Glass.
(b) Cast iron.
(c) Polished steel.
(d) Aluminum.

14. According to Rawlings, the test of true beauty was the ability to withstand what?
(a) Mortality.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Loss.
(d) Self reflection.

15. Why couldn't Rawlings and Dessie sleep during their first night on the river?
(a) Because they were too excited to sleep.
(b) Because both had contracted food poisoning.
(c) Because they were swarmed with mosquitoes.
(d) Because the were hit with torrential rain.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Rawlings describe the king snake that lived near her driveway?

2. Which of the following servants did Rawlings believe would "have a finger in my pie from beyond the grave"?

3. What essential did the yachtsman give to Rawlings when the met in the coastal town?

4. Where did Kate's brother live?

5. Which of the following was NOT a lake Rawlings and Dessie visited while on their river adventure?

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