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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 did members of Cross Creek call "pinders"?
(a) Corncobs.
(b) Peanuts.
(c) Strawberries.
(d) Apples.

2. What had Rawlings and Kate's brother been hunting when they returned home to find the house destroyed?
(a) Frogs.
(b) Bear.
(c) Quail.
(d) Deer.

3. After the stormy month, what crop was typically harvested?
(a) Oranges.
(b) Sweet corn.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Sugar Cane.

4. Which of the following areas of the farm did Samson thrive in?
(a) The chicken coops.
(b) The orange groves.
(c) The rose gardens.
(d) The horse stables.

5. What unusual meat was Governor Grant said to be a fan of?
(a) Opossum.
(b) Alligator.
(c) Rattlesnake.
(d) Pheasant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following birds did Rawlings build a pen for on her property?

2. Which of the following was NOT a lake Rawlings and Dessie visited while on their river adventure?

3. Which of the following types of snake did Rawlings once skin?

4. Which of the following was another name for salted pork in Florida?

5. Which of the following months was considered the stormiest in Cross Creek?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Rawlings kill the cottonmouth snake she found in her house?

2. What happened when Rawlings's car got stuck in the soft sand near her farm?

3. What trouble did ants give Rawlings during planting season on the farm?

4. How did Rawlings feel when Kate's brother was in town?

5. What type of snakes lived on Rawlings's property, and how did she feel about these different varieties?

6. What type of work did Samson do on Rawlings's farm?

7. What problem arose when Fatty Blake held a two-county free dinner?

8. How did Rawlings's diet change when she was hospitalized in Cross Creek?

9. What bad omens appeared on Rawlings's farm the day the murderer escaped in Cross Creek?

10. How did Rawlings overcome her fear of snakes?

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