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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. Where was Rawlings's shower located?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) She did not have a shower.
(c) In the bathroom.
(d) Outdoors.

2. Aside from her dress, what was the only belonging Geechee brought with her when she moved in with Rawlings?
(a) Letters.
(b) Eyeglasses.
(c) A Bible.
(d) Photographs.

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

4. Which of the following Mickens family members claimed that, "if you love the area you will make it, and no one ever goes hungry" ?
(a) Joe.
(b) Martha.
(c) Henry.
(d) Delia.

5. Who did Widow Slater threaten with a gun?
(a) A schoolyard bully.
(b) A nurse.
(c) A symphony conductor.
(d) A teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Townsends serve for dinner at their party?

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

3. Which of the following adjectives best described the wife of Rawlings's tenant?

4. Where did the cow kick Rawlings the first time she tried to milk it?

5. Which of the following terms best described Rawlings's religious beliefs during the time she lived on Cross Creek?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What type of relationship did Rawlings have with Leroy?

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

5. How did Mr. Marsh Turner die?

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

7. How did Geechee and Rawlings meet?

8. How did Rawlings come to live in Cross Creek?

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

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

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