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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 topics were frogs generally associated with?
(a) Good fortune.
(b) Apocalypse.
(c) Witchcraft.
(d) Envy.

2. Which of the following adjectives best described the yachtsman's wife?
(a) Pampered.
(b) Pudgy.
(c) Prudish.
(d) Pretty.

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

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

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

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

7. Which flowers did Rawlings and Dessie study on their river adventure?
(a) Hyacinths.
(b) Tulips.
(c) Azaleas.
(d) Daffodils.

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

9. How did Rawlings feel when Cross Creek was nearly overrun with frogs?
(a) She was delighted.
(b) She was disgusted.
(c) She was terrified.
(d) She was confused.

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

11. What state was Rawlings in when Dessie suggested they take a trip together?
(a) Overworked.
(b) Sleepless.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Bored.

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

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

14. Which of the following was the only animal Rawlings claimed she would never kill to eat?
(a) Raccoons.
(b) Fish.
(c) Squirrels.
(d) Deer.

15. Which of the following people feared that the tracks surrounding Rawlings's cabin belonged to ghosts?
(a) Adrenna.
(b) Rawlings.
(c) Widow Slater.
(d) Martha.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Rawlings's herpetologist friend?

2. Where did Kate's brother live?

3. Which of the following creatures was Rawlings sure was intelligent?

4. Which of the following birds did Rawlings watch daily and claim were "honeymooning"?

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

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