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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following body parts did Rawlings break when she fell from a horse and required a steel brace?
(a) Her neck.
(b) Her pelvis.
(c) Her leg.
(d) Her spine.

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

3. What was the name of the tenant who lived in Rawlings's tenant home?
(a) Tim.
(b) Cleveland.
(c) Richard.
(d) Otis.

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

5. Which of the following best described Widow Slater's attitude while she was working for Rawlings?
(a) Apathetic.
(b) Positive.
(c) Negative.
(d) Resigned.

6. How did Rawlings come to own her house in Cross Creek?
(a) She inherited it.
(b) She was given it by the government.
(c) She bought it outright.
(d) She won it in a bet.

7. What did Martha's husband do for a living during the time she worked with Rawlings?
(a) Her husband was a butler.
(b) Her husband was a mechanic.
(c) Her husband was unemployed.
(d) Her husband was a farmer.

8. How many guests did the Townsends invite to their party?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

9. Which of the following types of trees did NOT produce hammock soil on Rawlings's farm?
(a) Gum tree.
(b) Oak tree.
(c) Palm tree.
(d) Pine tree.

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

11. What was the name of Moe's daughter that became ill?
(a) Susie.
(b) Judy.
(c) Mary.
(d) Anna.

12. Which of the following patches of land was described as feeling "enchanted"?
(a) The pine forests.
(b) The strawberry fields.
(c) The orange groves.
(d) The sandy beaches.

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

14. How many children did the Townsend family have when they lived next to Rawlings?
(a) The number was unknown.
(b) 8.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

15. Why did Rawlings regularly leave her house unlocked?
(a) Because locks hadn't been invented yet.
(b) Because she frequently forgot.
(c) Because she was generous with her belongings.
(d) Because she trusted all her neighbors.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following factors did NOT lead to Moe's death?

2. What item did Rawlings forget to take to her beach house and her kind neighbors brought for her in their truck?

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

4. Which of the following adjectives best described the wife of Rawlings's tenant?

5. What type of people did Rawlings claim had "been put through the sieve and [now] stand nakedly"?

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