Cross Creek Test | Final Test - Hard

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Cross Creek Test | Final Test - Hard

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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of Samson's body was permanently injured when he was shot by Henry?

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

3. According to Rawlings's research, how long would it take termites to eat a house to the ground?

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

5. What was the average temperature in Cross Creek in the fall?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the work around Rawlings's farm change in the heat of the summer?

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

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

4. What trouble did Rawlings get into with her neighbors around Christmas in regard to her staff?

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

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

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

8. Who was Mr. Butler, and where did he die?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the course of the memoir, Rawlings both hires servants. How does Rawlings' describe "wage-slavery"? how does this compare to other hired servants? Describe Rawlings's personal beliefs concerning the effects white people have on the lives on the black servants they hire. What role did Rawlings believe she had on the lives of her servants. Do you agree with her beliefs?

Essay Topic 2

When the memoir first opens, Rawlings spends a lot of time discussing the land of Cross Creek and her relationship to it. First, describe the land as Rawlings did in the opening of the memoir. What were your first impressions of the land? Did Rawlings's first impression of Cross Creek remain the same for the duration of the memoir?

Essay Topic 3

How did Widow Slater's religious beliefs affect her daily life and the life of her children? How did Rawlings treat the Widow Slater and her family? How did Rawlings's treatment of the family compare to the way she represented the family in the text? What can the reader learn about Rawlings's own religious beliefs through witnessing her reaction to Widow Slater's?

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