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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which bird was considered illegal to cook and eat in Cross Creek?
(a) Blackbirds.
(b) Vultures.
(c) Pheasants.
(d) Robins.

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

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

4. Which of the following insects did Rawlings believe was the biggest annoyance?
(a) Junebugs.
(b) Ants.
(c) Mosquitoes.
(d) Aphids.

5. Which of the following is NOT an adjective Rawlings used to describe cottonmouth moccasins?
(a) Revolting.
(b) Greasy.
(c) Loud.
(d) Fat.

6. According to Rawlings, what color did the sky turn when a hurricane was close?
(a) Blue
(b) Red.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Green.

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

8. In what town did Rawlings and Dessie meet the yachtsman?
(a) Paxton.
(b) Jennings.
(c) Dundee.
(d) Sanford.

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

10. Which of the following themes did Rawlings believe was "customary in slave psychology"?
(a) Affection.
(b) Blame.
(c) Greed.
(d) Guilt.

11. What does a chicken snake eat?
(a) Fruit.
(b) Grain.
(c) Birds.
(d) Eggs.

12. Who caused the pain that led Rawlings to develop a deeper intimacy with nature instead of humans?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her daughter.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her husband.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following birds were almost extinct in Cross Creek until the government began to protect them?

2. What did Rawlings love to pair biscuits with for breakfast?

3. In what room of her house was the baby cottonmouth snake that Rawlings killed?

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

5. Which of the following groups of animals always seemed to know when hunting season was over?

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