2. Which of the following Cross Creek families was described as having "baby after baby"?
(a) The Marshes.
(b) The Morrisons.
(c) The Turners.
(d) The Townsends.

3. How did Mr. Martin react when he heard Rawlings had shot his pig?
(a) He was amused.
(b) He was flustered.
(c) He was outraged.
(d) He was apathetic.

4. What was the name of the tenant who lived in Rawlings's tenant home?
(a) Otis.
(b) Richard.
(c) Tim.
(d) Cleveland.

5. How many white families lived in Rawlings's neighborhood in Cross Creek?
(a) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 1.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following body parts did Rawlings break when she fell from a horse and required a steel brace?

2. What did Rawlings bring to share with the Townsends at their party?

3. Why did Rawlings demand that Leroy leave her property?

4. What type of farm was Patsy taken to when her mother collected her from Rawlings?

5. How cold was it on the day Rawlings decided to build an indoor shower?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Geechee and Rawlings meet?

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

3. What parts of Cross Creek added to its beauty, as Rawlings recollected it in the opening chapter of the memoir?

4. Why did Rawlings return Georgia to her father?

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

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

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

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

9. How did Mr. Marsh Turner die?

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

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