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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The General Store.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What business did Earl Gillespie operate in addition to a general store?
(a) A blacksmith shop.
(b) A coffee mill.
(c) A gristmill.
(d) A dental office.

2. With what have glowing plants like foxfire been associated over the ages?
(a) Treatment of burns and other skin ailments.
(b) Weight loss.
(c) Radiation.
(d) Witches' brews, sorcerers, and elves.

3. What were the fascinators sold in general stores?
(a) Crocheted, triangular shawls to cover the head & shoulders.
(b) Wooden toys for babies.
(c) Handheld mirrors.
(d) Candy made from dried apples and honey.

4. Where did Flora Youngblood's father Henry learn herbal doctoring and faith healing?
(a) At his church.
(b) At Berea College.
(c) At Atlanta University Medical School.
(d) On an Indian reservation.

5. What oral history play was published by Foxfire Press?
(a) Cabbagetown, Three Women.
(b) The Story of David.
(c) Mountaineers Majestic.
(d) Georgia's Finest Family.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the number of accounts held by women at the Moore's general store compare to the number of accounts held by men?

2. What was the subject of the first book published by Foxfire Press?

3. In the section of Foxfire 9 entitled "The General Store," how did the illiterate general store owner keep track of outstanding debts owed to him for items his customers had purchased on credit?

4. As a young girl, what did Flora learn to make from honeysuckle vines?

5. Why did Roy Roberts build kilns?

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