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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 Rawlings love to pair biscuits with for breakfast?
(a) Fish.
(b) Bacon.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Gravey.

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

3. Which of the following groups of animals always seemed to know when hunting season was over?
(a) Gamebirds.
(b) Deer.
(c) Foxes.
(d) Bears.

4. Which of the following insects did Rawlings believe was the biggest annoyance?
(a) Aphids.
(b) Junebugs.
(c) Mosquitoes.
(d) Ants.

5. Which of the following types of snake did Rawlings once skin?
(a) A rattle snake.
(b) A coral snake.
(c) A black snake.
(d) A water moccasin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following dead animals was thought to induce rain in Cross Creek?

2. Which of the following conditions did NOT strike Rawlings's house when she left Kate and Raymond in charge?

3. Which of the following "varmints" was a popular pet in Cross Creek?

4. How did Rawlings feel about her life in Cross Creek after returning from her river adventure with Dessie?

5. Which of the following areas of the farm did Samson thrive in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What types of bread were regularly served in Cross Creek, and which was Rawlings's favorite?

2. How were Dessie and Rawlings greeted by the locals, both black and white, in the coastal towns they visited?

3. How was Rawlings feeling about her life at the time when Dessie invited her on a river trip?

4. How did Rawlings know that the season was changing from spring to summer based on the activity outside her window?

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

6. How did Martha and Rawlings define "varmint"?

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

8. What vegetables were regularly eaten in Cross Creek?

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

10. What type of relationship did Rawlings have with the frogs that overtook Cross Creek in springtime?

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