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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Rawlings's editor live?
(a) In Chicago.
(b) In Seattle.
(c) In New York.
(d) In San Francisco.

2. Which of the following is NOT a weapon Rawlings believed was bestowed upon African-American servants?
(a) The tenacity to pull themselves up by their bootstraps.
(b) The carefree nature to enjoy the simple things in life.
(c) The right to make their employers miserable.
(d) The freedom to walk out on a job.

3. What had Rawlings and Kate's brother been hunting when they returned home to find the house destroyed?
(a) Quail.
(b) Bear.
(c) Frogs.
(d) Deer.

4. Which of the following stereotypes was NOT one Rawlings exposed in her discussions of her servants?
(a) That her servants were giddy.
(b) That her servants were untrustworthy.
(c) That her servants were unintelligent.
(d) That her servants were childish.

5. Which of the following areas of the farm did Samson thrive in?
(a) The chicken coops.
(b) The rose gardens.
(c) The orange groves.
(d) The horse stables.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Martha's relatives did Samson marry?

2. Which of the following terms best described Rawlings's religious beliefs during the time she lived on Cross Creek?

3. What was the name of the tenant who lived in Rawlings's tenant home?

4. What piece of furniture did Moe bring to Rawlings when he came to visit with her?

5. In what unlikely place on her property did Rawlings find someone living?

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