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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Haint Tales and Other Scary Stories.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Jud's family use during his childhood to ward off flu?
(a) Epsom salts.
(b) Honey and turpentine.
(c) A mixture of sorghum and sulfur.
(d) Castor oil.

2. According to Ruth Holcomb, how long did people in her youth think it would take a person to go mad after being bitten by a rabid dog?
(a) A week.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) A month.
(d) Nine days.

3. What did other blacksmiths ride a horse ten or fifteen miles to get Jud's uncle to do for them?
(a) Sharpen their tools.
(b) Temper a gun spring.
(c) Play the fiddle.
(d) Shoe a mule.

4. In what branch of the military did Jud serve in the 1940s?
(a) The Navy.
(b) The Marines.
(c) The Air Force.
(d) The Army.

5. What did the people interviewed in Foxfire 9 say that the scream of a panther sounds like?
(a) A police siren.
(b) A crying baby.
(c) The scream of a human being.
(d) A nail on a blackboard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What helped people interviewed in Foxfire 9 escape panthers when they were being pursued by these wild animals?

2. During the depression, which of the following was not a way the customers of Ed and Martha Roane could pay off their debt to the general store?

3. What were the fascinators sold in general stores?

4. How much did Jud pay for his first business?

5. When was the general store operated by Patton D. Queen opened?

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