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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Black Shadows.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Rawlings's various suitors had a cleft palate?
(a) Old Boss.
(b) George Fairbanks.
(c) Moe.
(d) Mr. Swilley.

2. Which of the following is NOT an adjective Rawlings used to describe cottonmouth moccasins?
(a) Greasy.
(b) Fat.
(c) Loud.
(d) Revolting.

3. How many children did the Townsend family have when they lived next to Rawlings?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) The number was unknown.

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. What item did Rawlings forget to take to her beach house and her kind neighbors brought for her in their truck?
(a) Napkins.
(b) Mixing bowls.
(c) Bed sheets.
(d) Her television.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following areas of the farm did Samson thrive in?

2. How did Rawlings come to own her house in Cross Creek?

3. What work did Martha regularly do for Rawlings in her home?

4. What did Moe Sykes do for a living?

5. Which of Moe's relatives was once superintendent of Rawlings's orange groves?

(see the answer key)

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