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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Spring at the Creek and Summer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Widow Slater threaten with a gun?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A nurse.
(c) A symphony conductor.
(d) A schoolyard bully.

2. What did Rawlings comment on when she held a snake for the first time?
(a) Its scent.
(b) Its strength.
(c) Its texture
(d) Its beauty.

3. How cold was it on the day Rawlings decided to build an indoor shower?
(a) 27 degrees.
(b) 16 degrees.
(c) 38 degrees.
(d) 45 degrees.

4. Which of the following was the only animal Rawlings claimed she would never kill to eat?
(a) Fish.
(b) Deer.
(c) Raccoons.
(d) Squirrels.

5. What did Rawlings use to signal to outsiders when her outhouse was in use?
(a) A sign.
(b) A flag.
(c) A lock.
(d) A light.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following servants did Rawlings believe would "have a finger in my pie from beyond the grave"?

2. What emotion overcame Rawlings while she was out hunting with her herpetologist friend?

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

4. Which of the following topics was Widow Slater obsessed with?

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

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