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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 type of animal was Racket?
(a) A skunk.
(b) A raccoon.
(c) An opossum.
(d) A squirrel.
2. According to Rawlings, what color ant ate only dead tissue and had a deadly bite?
(a) Red ants.
(b) White ants.
(c) Black ants.
(d) Brown ants.
3. What did Rawlings hang in the orange groves to repel hawks?
(a) A dirty tennis shoe.
(b) A maypole.
(c) A mirror.
(d) A gin bottle.
4. At what unusual location did Rawlings and her friend Fred eat dinner after having their car stuck in soft sand?
(a) At a hospital.
(b) At a church.
(c) At a homeless shelter.
(d) At a prison.
5. Which of the following "varmints" was a popular pet in Cross Creek?
(a) Skunks.
(b) Mice.
(c) Rats.
(d) Opossums.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of the following types of bread was NOT typically served in Florida?
2. Which of the following themes did Rawlings believe was "customary in slave psychology"?
3. Which of the following was NOT a lake Rawlings and Dessie visited while on their river adventure?
4. Which of the following do rattlesnakes have a poor sense of?
5. How did Rawlings describe the king snake that lived near her driveway?
Short Essay Questions
1. How was Rawlings feeling about her life at the time when Dessie invited her on a river trip?
2. What bad omens appeared on Rawlings's farm the day the murderer escaped in Cross Creek?
3. What type of snakes lived on Rawlings's property, and how did she feel about these different varieties?
4. How were Dessie and Rawlings greeted by the locals, both black and white, in the coastal towns they visited?
5. How did Rawlings overcome her fear of snakes?
6. What type of work did Samson do on Rawlings's farm?
7. Why did Rawlings keep cows on her farm?
8. What happened when Rawlings's car got stuck in the soft sand near her farm?
9. How did Rawlings feel when Kate's brother was in town?
10. What vegetables were regularly eaten in Cross Creek?
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