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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 people believed in voodoo?
(a) Rawlings.
(b) Old Boss.
(c) Widow Slater.
(d) Martha.

2. Which of the following was another name for salted pork in Florida?
(a) Pink bacon.
(b) Marbled bacon.
(c) White bacon.
(d) Black bacon.

3. Which of the following birds did Rawlings build a pen for on her property?
(a) Ducks.
(b) Peacocks.
(c) Chickens.
(d) Doves.

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

5. What type of animal was Racket?
(a) A squirrel.
(b) A skunk.
(c) A raccoon.
(d) An opossum.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following do rattlesnakes have a poor sense of?

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

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

4. What was the name of Rawlings's herpetologist friend?

5. Which of the following was NOT a lake Rawlings and Dessie visited while on their river adventure?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What vegetables were regularly eaten in Cross Creek?

3. Who was Racket?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How did Rawlings and Dessie navigate the maze of tributaries that were not listed on Rawlings's river map?

10. Why did Rawlings fire Raymond?

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