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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 was the name of Moe's daughter that became ill?
2. What type of animal was Jib?
3. What did Rawlings bribe the children to do by offering to sew them new clothes?
4. What item did Rawlings forget to take to her beach house and her kind neighbors brought for her in their truck?
5. Which of the following patches of land was described as feeling "enchanted"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What connection did Rawlings see between African-American children and imagination through her experiences with Patsy?
2. What health problem were the Townsend children suffering from when Mary arrived at their pound party?
3. Why did Rawlings return Georgia to her father?
4. What type of relationship did George Fairbanks have with women?
5. Who were the Townsends, and what was Rawlings's relationship to them?
6. How did Rawlings's uncle help her with her outhouse?
7. How did the Townsends entertain Rawlings at their pound party?
8. What type of relationship did Rawlings notice between young and old magnolia trees while she was living in Cross Creek?
9. Why did Rawlings decide to build an indoor shower for herself?
10. What types of physical maladies were the Slaters suffering from, and why weren't there maladies being treated?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Rawlings had a fascination with the flowers in Cross Creek but particularly with the magnolia trees. First, describe the magnolia trees and explain their life cycle. What relationship do young magnolia trees have to old magnolia trees? What symbolism did Rawlings find in the groves of magnolia trees? How did Rawlings's relationship with the magnolia trees in Cross Creek directly mirror or reflect her relationship with her own family?
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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