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

2. Which of the following adjectives did Moe use to describe his wife?
(a) Slovenly.
(b) Shrewd.
(c) Stunning.
(d) Stocky.

3. What did Rawlings rename Geechee when she came into her service?
(a) Annabelle.
(b) Beatrice.
(c) Gabrielle.
(d) Trinity.

4. How did Mr. Martin react when he heard Rawlings had shot his pig?
(a) He was flustered.
(b) He was outraged.
(c) He was amused.
(d) He was apathetic.

5. How many white families lived in Rawlings's neighborhood in Cross Creek?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following Cross Creek families was described as having "baby after baby"?

3. What was the name of Moe's daughter that became ill?

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

5. How did Rawlings react to farming life soon after moving to Cross Creek?

Short Essay Questions

1. What connection did Rawlings see between African-American children and imagination through her experiences with Patsy?

2. What type of relationship did George Fairbanks have with women?

3. How much land did Rawlings inherit when she moved to Cross Creek, and what did she use her land for?

4. What type of relationship did Rawlings have with the Mickens family while they were employed by her?

5. How did Rawlings come to live in Cross Creek?

6. How did Geechee and Rawlings meet?

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

8. What parts of Cross Creek added to its beauty, as Rawlings recollected it in the opening chapter of the memoir?

9. What types of physical maladies were the Slaters suffering from, and why weren't there maladies being treated?

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

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