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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 educational level of Viola Lenoir's mother?
(a) 8th grade.
(b) 9th grade.
(c) College graduate.
(d) 5th grade.

2. What example of racial prejudice did Anna Tutt witness as a child?
(a) The hanging of a black man.
(b) Being harassed by white children because of her race.
(c) The denying of jobs to black workers.
(d) The beating of a black woman in public.

3. In the 1930's in Mountain City, how many hotels were in the town?
(a) Five.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) None.

4. What career did Carrie Stewart begin at age 74?
(a) She became a pianist.
(b) She became a school teacher.
(c) She became a midwife.
(d) She became a novelist.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age was Bruce Mosley's grandmother Polly freed from slavery?

2. In what area(s) did Viola Lenoir work?

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

4. What kind of communities does Eliot Wigginton like?

5. In 1977, what property did the Foxfire organization purchase?

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