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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Pound Party and The Census.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following Mickens family members claimed that, "if you love the area you will make it, and no one ever goes hungry" ?
(a) Joe.
(b) Henry.
(c) Delia.
(d) Martha.

2. How many guests did the Townsends invite to their party?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

3. How many white families lived in Rawlings's neighborhood in Cross Creek?
(a) 5.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 7.

4. What did Rawlings claim was the only thing holding Martha back from becoming an aristocrat?
(a) Her age.
(b) Her education.
(c) Her wealth.
(d) Her race.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives best described Cross Creek?

2. Which of the following types of trees did NOT produce hammock soil on Rawlings's farm?

3. How many children did the Townsend family have when they lived next to Rawlings?

4. How many acres of land did Rawlings inherit in Cross Creek?

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

(see the answer key)

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