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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 part of Geechee's body had been badly damaged in a fight?

2. How did Mr. Martin react when he heard Rawlings had shot his pig?

3. What type of tree did Rawlings have a deep admiration for during her time in the South?

4. What state was Cross Creek located in?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What parts of Cross Creek added to its beauty, as Rawlings recollected it in the opening chapter of the memoir?

2. After she left Rawlings's home for the first time, what type of working relationship did Geechee have with the farm?

3. How did Rawlings become involved in the Townsend children's education?

4. How did Geechee and Rawlings meet?

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

6. How did Rawlings come to live in Cross Creek?

7. What type of relationship did George Fairbanks have with women?

8. How did Mr. Marsh Turner die?

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

10. Why did Rawlings return Georgia to her father?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

At the end of the memoir, Rawlings struggles to come to terms with the idea of land ownership. First, describe what Rawlings believes is the responsibility of an owner to their land. Do you think Rawlings embodied these responsibilities? Then, explain who or what Rawlings believes is the true owner of land. In Rawlings's opinion, who owns Cross Creek? Do you agree with her?

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