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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Blacks in Appalachia.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why didn't Harvey Penland's father value education and encourage Harvey to pursue his education?
(a) He needed Harvey to help with farm chores.
(b) He didn't read and didn't see why Harvey needed to read.
(c) He had been a slave and didn't value education for blacks.
(d) He thought Harvey could make money working without one.

2. When Harvey Penland was a child, how long was his school year?
(a) Nine months.
(b) Two months.
(c) Three months.
(d) Six months.

3. In what year was Bruce Mosley born?
(a) 1920.
(b) 1930.
(c) 1908.
(d) 1915.

4. What major New York publisher gave the Foxfire organization a publishing contract for two books?
(a) Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich.
(b) E. P. Dutton Company.
(c) McMillan.
(d) Harper and Row.

5. Why did Bruce Mosley's grandmother have to raise him?
(a) His parents died.
(b) His mother was disabled in a car accident.
(c) His mother deserted him.
(d) His mother was ill and he never knew his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what were Sundays reserved during Carrie Stewart's childhood?

2. When did Harvey Penland see whites and blacks treated in the same manner?

3. What was the title of the book published by Foxfire Press during the period covered by the grant?

4. What was the educational level of Viola Lenoir's grandmothers?

5. What organization does the Foxfire organization plan to house in the log cabin they're restoring?

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