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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the title of the book published by Foxfire Press during the period covered by the grant?
(a) The Foxfire Book of Wood Stove Cookery.
(b) Quilting in Southern Georgia.
(c) The Foxfire Book of Mountain Medicinal Herbs.
(d) Mountain Laurel and Other Appalachian Trees.

2. How old is Harley Penland?
(a) Eighty-three.
(b) Ninety.
(c) Sixty-two.
(d) Fifty.

3. What was the profession of Viola Lenoir's mother?
(a) Singer.
(b) Practical nurse.
(c) Hotel cook.
(d) Seamstress.

4. What is the name of the county seat of Eliot Wigginton's county?
(a) Cynthiana.
(b) Rabun Gap.
(c) Clayton.
(d) Marietta.

5. Who was the person hired to coordinate the development of manuscripts for Foxfire Press for one year?
(a) Aunt Arie Carpenter.
(b) Dana Holcomb.
(c) Eliot Wigginton.
(d) Linda Page.

Short Answer Questions

1. What example of racial prejudice did Anna Tutt witness as a child?

2. To where would Carrie Stewart walk barefoot in the mud as a child?

3. What kinds of dances were held at the Mountain City hotels in the 1930's?

4. What item does Eliot Wigginton not want to see on the menu of a diner in his community?

5. What did Carrie Stewart eat for breakfast as a child?

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