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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many acres of land did Rawlings inherit in Cross Creek?
(a) 63.
(b) 87.
(c) 74.
(d) 29.

2. What was the name of Rawlings's dog that was sent back to the city after failing miserably at farm life?
(a) Dinghy.
(b) Dynamite.
(c) Dredge.
(d) Dodo.

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

4. How did Rawlings react to farming life soon after moving to Cross Creek?
(a) Rawlings did not do her own farming.
(b) Farming was more boring than she thought.
(c) Farming was easier than she thought.
(d) Farming was harder than she thought.

5. What did the Townsends serve for dinner at their party?
(a) Tuna fish.
(b) Spaghetti.
(c) Pizza.
(d) Crackers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was Burnt Island NOT known to harbor?

2. What was the name of the tenant who lived in Rawlings's tenant home?

3. Which of the following adjectives did Moe use to describe his wife?

4. What did Martha's young boy throw on Rawlings's horse frightening it?

5. What type of farm was Patsy taken to when her mother collected her from Rawlings?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Townsends entertain Rawlings at their pound party?

2. What type of relationship did Rawlings have with Leroy?

3. How did Rawlings become involved in the Townsend children's education?

4. How did Rawlings come to shoot a pig in her garden?

5. What did Rawlings believe Martha would have become in life had she been born white?

6. How did Rawlings acquire the antique bed in her house?

7. How did Rawlings help Snow Slater after he was abandoned by his family?

8. How did Geechee and Rawlings meet?

9. Why did Rawlings decide to build an indoor shower for herself?

10. How did Mr. Marsh Turner die?

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