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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. How many bathrooms did Moe help Rawlings build in her home?

2. Which of the following Cross Creek families was described as having "baby after baby"?

3. What state was Cross Creek located in?

4. What type of farm was Patsy taken to when her mother collected her from Rawlings?

5. Which of the following medical conditions was Widow Slater suffering from?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Mr. Marsh Turner die?

2. Who was Tim, and why did he leave Rawlings's property?

3. Why did Rawlings decide to build an indoor shower for herself?

4. What did Rawlings believe Martha would have become in life had she been born white?

5. Why did Rawlings return Georgia to her father?

6. What type of relationship did Rawlings have with Leroy?

7. What types of physical maladies were the Slaters suffering from, and why weren't there maladies being treated?

8. How did Rawlings acquire the antique bed in her house?

9. How did Rawlings come to shoot a pig in her garden?

10. How much land did Rawlings inherit when she moved to Cross Creek, and what did she use her land for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout her time in Cross Creek, Rawlings got to into various fights and altercations with her neighbors. First, choose one fight that Rawlings instigated with one of her neighbors. What was the outcome of this fight? Then, compare the events of this fight to a fight that a neighbor instigated with Rawlings. How was Rawlings's reaction to the fight different in these two situations? How does this comparison express Rawlings's views on confrontation? How did these fights affect the neighborhood camaraderie in Cross Creek?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the course of the memoir, Rawlings hired and fired many servants. Describe Rawlings's favorite servant. How did this servant compare to Rawlings's least favorite servant. What does Rawlings's treatment of her hired help tell the reader about her views of humanity in general?

Essay Topic 3

When the memoir first opens, Rawlings spends a lot of time discussing the land of Cross Creek and her relationship to it. First, describe the land as Rawlings did in the opening of the memoir. What were your first impressions of the land? Did Rawlings's first impression of Cross Creek remain the same for the duration of the memoir?

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