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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During which holiday did Rawlings decide to build an indoor shower?
(a) Valentine's Day.
(b) Thanksgiving.
(c) Halloween.
(d) Christmas.

2. What day of the week did Rawlings's servants typically take off from work?
(a) Friday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Saturday.

3. How did Rawlings feel about her black neighbors in Cross Creek?
(a) She avoided them.
(b) She feared them.
(c) She cared for them.
(d) She was apathetic to them.

4. What did Slater's daughter, Alvah, save up to purchase for Rawlings at Christmas time?
(a) A sewing machine.
(b) A wind chime.
(c) A bird feeder.
(d) A mailbox.

5. Which of the following terms best described Rawlings's religious beliefs during the time she lived on Cross Creek?
(a) Catholic.
(b) Apathetic.
(c) Agnostic.
(d) Atheistic.

6. What type of critters did Rodney keep as pets?
(a) Insects.
(b) Injured birds.
(c) Fish.
(d) Wild animals.

7. Where was Rawlings's shower located?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In the bathroom.
(c) Outdoors.
(d) She did not have a shower.

8. Which of the following physical problems did Rodney suffer from?
(a) He was blind.
(b) He was deaf.
(c) He was crippled.
(d) He was mute.

9. What was Rawlings's nickname in Cross Creek?
(a) Little Gal.
(b) Little Miss.
(c) Little Woman.
(d) Little Lady.

10. Which of the following items was NOT regularly being eaten by pigs on Rawlings's farm?
(a) Eggs.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Milk.
(d) Chicken feed.

11. What part of Geechee's body had been badly damaged in a fight?
(a) Her hand.
(b) Her eye.
(c) Her mouth.
(d) Her ear.

12. Which of the following Cross Creek families was described as having "baby after baby"?
(a) The Turners.
(b) The Townsends.
(c) The Morrisons.
(d) The Marshes.

13. What did Rawlings bring to share with the Townsends at their party?
(a) A bowl of cherries.
(b) A bottle of wine.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A cake.

14. Which of Rawlings's friends was hired to collect census data?
(a) Zelda.
(b) Velda.
(c) Helda.
(d) Melda.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Rawlings claim was the only thing holding Martha back from becoming an aristocrat?

3. Which of the following patches of land was described as feeling "enchanted"?

4. Where did Rawlings's editor live?

5. Which of the following adjectives did NOT describe the group Geechee was from?

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