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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. What state was Cross Creek located in?
(a) Nevada.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) Florida.
(d) Texas.

2. What was Leroy serving a prison sentence for when Rawlings helped bail him out?
(a) Embezzlement.
(b) Manslaughter.
(c) Robbery.
(d) Kidnapping.

3. How much did Rawlings pay for Georgia, her first servant girl?
(a) $15.00.
(b) $5.00.
(c) $20.00.
(d) $10.00.

4. How many children did the Townsend family have when they lived next to Rawlings?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) The number was unknown.
(d) 8.

5. Which of the following adjectives best described the wife of Rawlings's tenant?
(a) Cold.
(b) Bossy.
(c) Funny.
(d) Kind.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who did Widow Slater threaten with a gun?

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

4. What did Rawlings rename Geechee when she came into her service?

5. How many guests did the Townsends invite to their party?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What type of relationship did Rawlings have with the Mickens family while they were employed by her?

3. What experience with outhouses did Rawlings have when she was growing up?

4. Why did Rawlings return Georgia to her father?

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

6. How did Rawlings describe the woman playing piano that she met while taking census information with Zelda?

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

8. What did Rawlings believe Martha would have become in life had she been born white?

9. What connection did Rawlings see between African-American children and imagination through her experiences with Patsy?

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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