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

2. How many black families lived in Rawlings's neighborhood in Cross Creek.
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

3. Where did Rawlings's editor live?
(a) In San Francisco.
(b) In New York.
(c) In Chicago.
(d) In Seattle.

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

5. What was Rawlings's nickname in Cross Creek?
(a) Little Woman.
(b) Little Miss.
(c) Little Lady.
(d) Little Gal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following types of trees did NOT produce hammock soil on Rawlings's farm?

2. What work did Martha regularly do for Rawlings in her home?

3. Which of the following patches of land was described as feeling "enchanted"?

4. Which of the following adjectives best described Cross Creek?

5. Which of the following parasites were the Towensend children suffering from?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What types of physical maladies were the Slaters suffering from, and why weren't there maladies being treated?

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

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

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

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

7. Why did Mr. Swilley believe that Rawlings was in love with him, and why did Rawlings let him go from her service?

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

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

10. How did Rawlings acquire the antique bed in her house?

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