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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had Rawlings and Kate's brother been hunting when they returned home to find the house destroyed?
(a) Quail.
(b) Frogs.
(c) Bear.
(d) Deer.

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

3. Which of the following "varmints" was a popular pet in Cross Creek?
(a) Opossums.
(b) Skunks.
(c) Rats.
(d) Mice.

4. What did Rawlings love to pair biscuits with for breakfast?
(a) Bacon.
(b) Gravey.
(c) Fish.
(d) Eggs.

5. What part of Samson's body was permanently injured when he was shot by Henry?
(a) His feet.
(b) His eyes.
(c) His hands.
(d) His ears.

6. What state did Dessie and Rawlings travel through on their river adventure?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Florida.

7. How did Rawlings feel about her life in Cross Creek after returning from her river adventure with Dessie?
(a) She appreciated Cross Creek.
(b) She idolized Cross Creek.
(c) She feared Cross Creek.
(d) She resented Cross Creek.

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

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

10. Which of the following dead animals was thought to induce rain in Cross Creek?
(a) Snake.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Hawk.
(d) Turtle.

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

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

13. What did members of Cross Creek call "pinders"?
(a) Strawberries.
(b) Corncobs.
(c) Apples.
(d) Peanuts.

14. Which of the following baked goods was considered from "the high caste"?
(a) Biscuits.
(b) Chocolate brownies.
(c) Stawberry muffins
(d) Bundt cake.

15. After the stormy month, what crop was typically harvested?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Sweet corn.
(c) Sugar Cane.
(d) Oranges.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following vegetables was regularly trimmed and cooked like asparagus?

2. Which of the following insects did Rawlings believe was the biggest annoyance?

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

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

5. What color lizard was thought to be poisonous in cross creek?

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