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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. How did Rawlings feel when Cross Creek was nearly overrun with frogs?
(a) She was disgusted.
(b) She was terrified.
(c) She was confused.
(d) She was delighted.

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

3. Which of the following birds were almost extinct in Cross Creek until the government began to protect them?
(a) Cranes.
(b) Herons.
(c) Redbirds.
(d) Pelicans.

4. How were Rawlings and Dess greeted by the poor white people who lived in huts near the river?
(a) They worshipped Rawlings.
(b) They ignored Rawlings.
(c) They welcomed Rawlings.
(d) They feared Rawlings.

5. What had Rawlings and Kate's brother been hunting when they returned home to find the house destroyed?
(a) Quail.
(b) Frogs.
(c) Deer.
(d) Bear.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Rawlings, which season suggested "relaxation and indolence"?

2. Which of the following topics were frogs generally associated with?

3. Which of the following groups of animals always seemed to know when hunting season was over?

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

5. What state did Dessie and Rawlings travel through on their river adventure?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Mr. Butler, and where did he die?

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

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

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

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

6. How were Dessie and Rawlings greeted by the locals, both black and white, in the coastal towns they visited?

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

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

9. How did Rawlings feel when Kate's brother was in town?

10. What type of work did Samson do on Rawlings's farm?

(see the answer keys)

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