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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 the following was Burnt Island NOT known to harbor?
(a) Criminals.
(b) Rattlesnakes.
(c) Vultures.
(d) Wild boars.

2. What was Rawlings's grandfather's outhouse lined with photographs of?
(a) Cars.
(b) Queens.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Baseball players.

3. Which of the following medical conditions was Widow Slater suffering from?
(a) Muscular Dystrophy.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Schizophrenia.

4. What type of people did Rawlings claim had "been put through the sieve and [now] stand nakedly"?
(a) The poor.
(b) Whites.
(c) The rich.
(d) Blacks.

5. How did Rawlings feel when Cross Creek was nearly overrun with frogs?
(a) She was terrified.
(b) She was delighted.
(c) She was disgusted.
(d) She was confused.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal did Mr. Higgenbottom sell for a living?

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

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

4. Aside from her dress, what was the only belonging Geechee brought with her when she moved in with Rawlings?

5. What was Rawlings's nickname in Cross Creek?

(see the answer key)

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