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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 Rawlings in when Dessie suggested they take a trip together?
(a) Bored.
(b) Sleepless.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Overworked.

2. What did Rawlings love to pair biscuits with for breakfast?
(a) Fish.
(b) Bacon.
(c) Gravey.
(d) Eggs.

3. According to Rawlings, what color ant ate only dead tissue and had a deadly bite?
(a) White ants.
(b) Black ants.
(c) Brown ants.
(d) Red ants.

4. Which flowers did Rawlings and Dessie study on their river adventure?
(a) Azaleas.
(b) Tulips.
(c) Hyacinths.
(d) Daffodils.

5. Which of the following birds most excited Rawlings when it came to visit her farm?
(a) A blue jay.
(b) A hummingbird.
(c) A sparrow.
(d) A woodpecker.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After the stormy month, what crop was typically harvested?

3. Which of the following pans did Rawlings prefer to bake bread in?

4. Which of the following was the only animal Rawlings claimed she would never kill to eat?

5. Which of the following "varmints" was a popular pet in Cross Creek?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Rawlings feel about the yachtsman she met in Sanford?

2. Why did Rawlings fire Raymond?

3. What vegetables were regularly eaten in Cross Creek?

4. How did Martha and Rawlings define "varmint"?

5. Why did Rawlings keep cows on her farm?

6. Who was Racket?

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

8. How did Rawlings kill the cottonmouth snake she found in her house?

9. What type of snakes lived on Rawlings's property, and how did she feel about these different varieties?

10. What type of relationship did Rawlings have with the frogs that overtook Cross Creek in springtime?

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