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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Anna Tutt's grandmother do for a living?
(a) She washed and ironed clothes.
(b) She was a musician.
(c) She was a teacher.
(d) She was a nurse.

2. At what school does Eliot Wigginton teach?
(a) Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School.
(b) Clayton County High School.
(c) Princeton High School.
(d) Rabun Middle School.

3. What kind of factory is located in Mountain City in the present day?
(a) A plastics factory.
(b) A pants factory.
(c) An automobile factory.
(d) A toy factory.

4. What shape kiln is common in the South?
(a) Triangular.
(b) Round.
(c) Rectangular.
(d) Octagonal.

5. How did the Foxfire organization involve the community in their plans for the Mountain City project?
(a) By mailing out a survey to get community opinions.
(b) By holding town meetings to solicit community input.
(c) By asking for residents to submit blueprints for the project.
(d) By going door to door to interview residents.

6. What was Viola Lenoir's educational level?
(a) High school graduate.
(b) 7th grade.
(c) 4th grade.
(d) She had no formal education.

7. Why don't Mountain City residents want to build something that would draw increased tourists to their community?
(a) They don't want more traffic, noise or fast food restaurants.
(b) They want to tear down the town and move elsewhere.
(c) They want more factories instead.
(d) They don't like outsiders visiting them.

8. Which of the following statements does not describe who Allen Levy is?
(a) Someone offering free labor in exchange for experience.
(b) A volunteer worker for the Mountain City project.
(c) A grad student at the University of Carolina in architecture.
(d) The local mayor's son.

9. When did the Meaders family start their pottery operations in White County?
(a) The mid 1800's.
(b) 1920.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1950.

10. When Arie Meaders' retired from pottery, what activity did she start doing?
(a) Writing novels.
(b) Quilting.
(c) Baking cookies.
(d) Crocheting.

11. What powered the tool that Cheever Meaders used to break apart his lumps of clay and mix them into a smooth, even consistency?
(a) A fan.
(b) A mule.
(c) An electric motor.
(d) A horse.

12. What is the status of the railroad depot in Mountain City today?
(a) It has been preserved as a historic building.
(b) It expanded in size and contains a mini-mall.
(c) It was damaged in a tornado and is being repaired.
(d) It no longer exists.

13. Whose death made Anna Tutt's childhood even more difficult?
(a) Her twin sister's.
(b) Her father's.
(c) Her grandfather's.
(d) Her mother's.

14. What benefit did Cheever Meaders derive from making his favorite types of pottery?
(a) His wife could assist him in making them.
(b) He could make them more quickly than other pieces.
(c) His children helped him glaze these pieces.
(d) He earned more from the larger pieces.

15. Who is the founder of the Foxfire organization?
(a) Eliot Wigginton.
(b) Anna Tut.
(c) Cheever Meaders.
(d) Jimmy Carter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Albany slip?

2. What is Anna Tutt's marital state?

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

4. What is a groundhog kiln?

5. Which season of the year is not good for making pottery?

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