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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What type of glaze is made of silt ashes and sand or powdered glass and water?
(a) Canton glaze.
(b) Shanghai glaze.
(c) Albany slip.
(d) New England varnish.

3. What is a groundhog kiln?
(a) A kiln in the shape of a groundhog.
(b) A kiln in which pottery is left for six weeks.
(c) A kiln that is painted brown like a groundhog.
(d) A rectangular kiln surrounded by earth.

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

5. How did Arie Meaders' family cure thrush when she was a child?
(a) With garden sage.
(b) With sassafras tea.
(c) With dandelion tea.
(d) With cod liver oil.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what did Arie Meaders' family scrub their floors when she was a child?

2. How old is Carrie Stewart?

3. What kind of sports team did Mountain City have in the 1930's?

4. What was Viola Lenoir's educational level?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What features do Eliot Wigginton's favorite small towns have in common?

2. Explain why Cheever Meaders did not use a glaze on his flowerpots but did use one on his other ware.

3. What famous couple does Arie Meaders think once purchased her pottery?

4. Discuss some of the glazes that Cheever Meaders used.

5. Describe Arie Meaders' schooling in 1912.

6. How did a white schoolteacher help Viola Lenoir's family when Viola was young?

7. How does Mountain City today differ from how it appeared in the early 1900's?

8. What kind of education did Viola Lenoir's grandparents have?

9. How does Bruce Mosley feel about racial discrimination today?

10. What changes has Anna Tutt noticed in children and families during her life?

(see the answer keys)

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