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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Moe's relatives was once superintendent of Rawlings's orange groves?
(a) His great-great grandfather.
(b) His father.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His great grandfather.

2. Which of the following physical problems did Rodney suffer from?
(a) He was crippled.
(b) He was mute.
(c) He was blind.
(d) He was deaf.

3. What did Rawlings bring to share with the Townsends at their party?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A cake.
(c) A bottle of wine.
(d) A bowl of cherries.

4. Which of the following parasites were the Towensend children suffering from?
(a) Tapeworm.
(b) Earthworm.
(c) Hookwork.
(d) Ringworm.

5. What did Rawlings use to signal to outsiders when her outhouse was in use?
(a) A sign.
(b) A light.
(c) A lock.
(d) A flag.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following topics was Widow Slater obsessed with?

2. What did Rawlings claim was the only thing holding Martha back from becoming an aristocrat?

3. What type of people did Rawlings claim had "been put through the sieve and [now] stand nakedly"?

4. Which of the following adjectives did NOT describe Geechee when she arrived at Rawlings's doorstep?

5. In what unlikely place on her property did Rawlings find someone living?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Rawlings return Georgia to her father?

2. Who were the Townsends, and what was Rawlings's relationship to them?

3. After she left Rawlings's home for the first time, what type of working relationship did Geechee have with the farm?

4. What type of relationship did Rawlings have with Black Aunt Martha Mickens?

5. Who was Tim, and why did he leave Rawlings's property?

6. How much land did Rawlings inherit when she moved to Cross Creek, and what did she use her land for?

7. How did Rawlings come to shoot a pig in her garden?

8. How did Rawlings become involved in the Townsend children's education?

9. Why did Rawlings decide to build an indoor shower for herself?

10. How did Rawlings's uncle help her with her outhouse?

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