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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Who Owns Cross Creek?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives did Rawlings use to describe her plumbing system in Cross Creek?
(a) Elegant.
(b) Nonexistant.
(c) Troublesome.
(d) Rustic.

2. Which of the following servants did Rawlings believe would "have a finger in my pie from beyond the grave"?
(a) Samson.
(b) Martha.
(c) Adrenna.
(d) Henry.

3. Why did Geechee drink alcohol?
(a) All of the these.
(b) To keep herself company.
(c) To relieve her depression
(d) Because she had grown up on it.

4. What was Leroy serving a prison sentence for when Rawlings helped bail him out?
(a) Kidnapping.
(b) Manslaughter.
(c) Embezzlement.
(d) Robbery.

5. How did Rawlings feel when Kate's brother, an ex-servant, offered Rawlings his protection?
(a) She felt confused.
(b) She felt disappointed.
(c) She felt amused.
(d) She felt exhilarated.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following creatures did Rawlings fear above all others while she was living in Cross Creek?

3. According to Rawlings, who threw away a French prune?

4. After the stormy month, what crop was typically harvested?

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

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