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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Widow Slater and Catching One Young.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Rawlings's relatives helped her devise the system of use for her outhouse?
(a) Her cousin.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) Her brother.

2. Which of the following types of trees did NOT produce hammock soil on Rawlings's farm?
(a) Pine tree.
(b) Palm tree.
(c) Oak tree.
(d) Gum tree.

3. What was the name of Rawlings's dog that was sent back to the city after failing miserably at farm life?
(a) Dredge.
(b) Dinghy.
(c) Dynamite.
(d) Dodo.

4. What did Martha's husband do for a living during the time she worked with Rawlings?
(a) Her husband was a butler.
(b) Her husband was unemployed.
(c) Her husband was a farmer.
(d) Her husband was a mechanic.

5. Which of the following patches of land was described as feeling "enchanted"?
(a) The strawberry fields.
(b) The orange groves.
(c) The pine forests.
(d) The sandy beaches.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of animal was Jib?

2. What did Martha's young boy throw on Rawlings's horse frightening it?

3. What did Rawlings bribe the children to do by offering to sew them new clothes?

4. What state was Cross Creek located in?

5. How old was Patsy when she began "courting"?

(see the answer key)

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