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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kinds of dances were held at the Mountain City hotels in the 1930's?
(a) Ballroom dances.
(b) Ballet dances.
(c) Square dances.
(d) Waltzes.

2. What kind of sports team did Mountain City have in the 1930's?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Hockey.
(d) Football.

3. What change does Eliot Wigginton say in the book's introduction is about to be made to the highway in Mountain City?
(a) It will add another exit and entrance ramp.
(b) The route will be altered to bypass the town.
(c) The numerous potholes in it will finally be repaired.
(d) It will be widened from two lanes to four.

4. What was the first "Foxfire" publishing project?
(a) An online newsletter.
(b) A novel about frontier life.
(c) A newspaper.
(d) Foxfire magazine.

5. In the 1930's in Mountain City, which of the following was not a local product shipped out of town to markets?
(a) Oil.
(b) Medicinal herbs.
(c) Live chickens.
(d) Bundles of animal hides.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the person hired to coordinate the development of manuscripts for Foxfire Press for one year?

2. Which of the following statements does not describe who Allen Levy is?

3. What is the name of the county seat of Eliot Wigginton's county?

4. Which of the following is not something the Mountain City community told Foxfire it wants for their town?

5. What product does Foxfire make and market to its magazine subscribers through their blacksmith program for local high school students?

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