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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 stereotypes was NOT one Rawlings exposed in her discussions of her servants?
(a) That her servants were giddy.
(b) That her servants were unintelligent.
(c) That her servants were childish.
(d) That her servants were untrustworthy.

2. Which of the following insects did Rawlings believe was the biggest annoyance?
(a) Ants.
(b) Junebugs.
(c) Aphids.
(d) Mosquitoes.

3. Which of the following is NOT an adjective Rawlings used to describe cottonmouth moccasins?
(a) Loud.
(b) Revolting.
(c) Fat.
(d) Greasy.

4. Which of the following creatures did Rawlings fear above all others while she was living in Cross Creek?
(a) Worms.
(b) Spiders.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Bats.

5. What type of animal was Ferdinand?
(a) A billy goat.
(b) A steed.
(c) A rooster.
(d) A bull.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following types of snake did Rawlings once skin?

2. What did Rawlings claim the land was waiting for in fall?

3. Which of Martha's relatives did Samson marry?

4. What were Rawlings's mother and grandmother famous for?

5. Which of the following themes did Rawlings believe was "customary in slave psychology"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Rawlings's diet change when she was hospitalized in Cross Creek?

2. What trouble did ants give Rawlings during planting season on the farm?

3. What trouble did Rawlings get into with her neighbors around Christmas in regard to her staff?

4. What happened when Rawlings's car got stuck in the soft sand near her farm?

5. What bad omens appeared on Rawlings's farm the day the murderer escaped in Cross Creek?

6. What did Rawlings learn about her fear of snakes while she was out hunting with Ross?

7. What types of bread were regularly served in Cross Creek, and which was Rawlings's favorite?

8. What problem arose when Fatty Blake held a two-county free dinner?

9. How did the work around Rawlings's farm change in the heat of the summer?

10. How was Rawlings feeling about her life at the time when Dessie invited her on a river trip?

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