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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 adjectives best described the yachtsman's wife?
(a) Pretty.
(b) Pampered.
(c) Pudgy.
(d) Prudish.

2. According to Rawlings, the test of true beauty was the ability to withstand what?
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Mortality.
(c) Loss.
(d) Self reflection.

3. Which of the following is NOT an adjective Rawlings used to describe cottonmouth moccasins?
(a) Fat.
(b) Greasy.
(c) Revolting.
(d) Loud.

4. What holiday did the old man who showed up on Rawlings's doorstep believe was Thanksgiving?
(a) Valentine's Day.
(b) Fourth of July.
(c) Halloween.
(d) Christmas.

5. What river did Dessie and Rawlings travel together?
(a) The Ocklawaha River.
(b) The Mississippi River.
(c) The St. John River.
(d) The Halifax River.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following people was terrified of the green frogs in Cross Creek?

2. According to Rawlings's research, how long would it take termites to eat a house to the ground?

3. What emotion overcame Rawlings while she was out hunting with her herpetologist friend?

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

5. Which of the following was another name for salted pork in Florida?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What vegetables were regularly eaten in Cross Creek?

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

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