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

2. What item did Rawlings forget to take to her beach house and her kind neighbors brought for her in their truck?
(a) Napkins.
(b) Mixing bowls.
(c) Bed sheets.
(d) Her television.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Patsy when she began "courting"?

2. How cold was it on the day Rawlings decided to build an indoor shower?

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

4. What type of groves lined the streets in Cross Creek?

5. Which of the following Mickens family members claimed that, "if you love the area you will make it, and no one ever goes hungry" ?

Short Essay Questions

1. After she left Rawlings's home for the first time, what type of working relationship did Geechee have with the farm?

2. How did Rawlings describe the woman playing piano that she met while taking census information with Zelda?

3. How did Rawlings's uncle help her with her outhouse?

4. Who were the Townsends, and what was Rawlings's relationship to them?

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

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

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

8. Who was Tim, and why did he leave Rawlings's property?

9. What experience with outhouses did Rawlings have when she was growing up?

10. How did Mr. Marsh Turner die?

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