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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Rawlings's research, how long would it take termites to eat a house to the ground?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 15 years.

2. Which of the following is NOT a weapon Rawlings believed was bestowed upon African-American servants?
(a) The carefree nature to enjoy the simple things in life.
(b) The freedom to walk out on a job.
(c) The tenacity to pull themselves up by their bootstraps.
(d) The right to make their employers miserable.

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

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

5. What did Rawlings comment on when she held a snake for the first time?
(a) Its scent.
(b) Its beauty.
(c) Its texture
(d) Its strength.

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

7. What did Rawlings use to kill the baby cottonmouth she found in her house?
(a) A hammer.
(b) A gun.
(c) A shoe.
(d) A book.

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. What was the name of Rawlings's cow?
(a) Ethel.
(b) Gladys.
(c) Maude.
(d) Dora.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following varmints was NOT one Rawlings regularly cooked and ate?

2. Which of the following "varmints" was a popular pet in Cross Creek?

3. What type of animal was Racket?

4. Which of the following is NOT an adjective Rawlings used to describe cottonmouth moccasins?

5. Which of the following conditions did NOT strike Rawlings's house when she left Kate and Raymond in charge?

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