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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 pans did Rawlings prefer to bake bread in?
(a) Aluminum.
(b) Glass.
(c) Cast iron.
(d) Polished steel.

2. What did Rawlings claim the land was waiting for in fall?
(a) Sunshine.
(b) Heat.
(c) Love.
(d) Rain.

3. How did Rawlings describe the king snake that lived near her driveway?
(a) Friendly.
(b) Lazy.
(c) Aggressive.
(d) Intimidating.

4. What was the average temperature in Cross Creek in the fall?
(a) 80's.
(b) 70's.
(c) 60's.
(d) 90's.

5. Which of the following dead animals was thought to induce rain in Cross Creek?
(a) Hawk.
(b) Snake.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Turtle.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Rawlings feel about her life in Cross Creek after returning from her river adventure with Dessie?

3. What did Rawlings comment on when she held a snake for the first time?

4. How did Rawlings feel when Kate's brother, an ex-servant, offered Rawlings his protection?

5. Which of the following varmints was NOT one Rawlings regularly cooked and ate?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How did Rawlings know that the season was changing from spring to summer based on the activity outside her window?

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

8. What animals did Rawlings hunt with her Aunt Wilmer, and how did the women get along during their hunting trip?

9. Why did Rawlings fire Raymond?

10. Who was Racket?

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