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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What day of the week did Rawlings's servants typically take off from work?
2. What type of animal was Jib?
3. What type of tree did Rawlings have a deep admiration for during her time in the South?
4. What did Rawlings rename Geechee when she came into her service?
5. What was Rodney known to foretell in Cross Creek?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Rawlings describe the woman playing piano that she met while taking census information with Zelda?
2. Who were the Townsends, and what was Rawlings's relationship to them?
3. Why did Mr. Swilley believe that Rawlings was in love with him, and why did Rawlings let him go from her service?
4. What experience with outhouses did Rawlings have when she was growing up?
5. How did Geechee and Rawlings meet?
6. What parts of Cross Creek added to its beauty, as Rawlings recollected it in the opening chapter of the memoir?
7. How did Rawlings help Snow Slater after he was abandoned by his family?
8. How did Rawlings come to live in Cross Creek?
9. What type of relationship did George Fairbanks have with women?
10. What type of relationship did Rawlings have with the Mickens family while they were employed by her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In one chapter of the memoir, Rawlings and Martha spend time discussing their definition of the word "varmint." First, define the word "varmint" as it pertains to animals and to people. As a reader, what was your reaction to this definition? Did you think it was fair? Then, choose at least one example of an animal considered to be a varmint and one person considered to be a varmint. Do you think these subjects would still be considered "varmint" in today's society?
Essay Topic 2
Throughout the course of the memoir, Rawlings both hires servants. How does Rawlings' describe "wage-slavery"? how does this compare to other hired servants? Describe Rawlings's personal beliefs concerning the effects white people have on the lives on the black servants they hire. What role did Rawlings believe she had on the lives of her servants. Do you agree with her beliefs?
Essay Topic 3
At the opening of the memoir, Rawlings is quick to point out all her personal flaws to the reader, particularly in regard to her skills at Cross Creek. First, explain how Rawlings came to live on Cross Creek. Was she prepared for this move to the farmland? How did Rawlings's personal history lead her to list all her personal flaws. In the end, do you think these personal flaws helped or hindered Rawlings during the time she lived on Cross Creek?
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