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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Quilting - The Joy of My Life.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Flora's mother got shot in the shoulder, what kind of poultice was applied to her wound?
(a) A castor oil poultice.
(b) A sulphur and molasses poultice.
(c) A walnut poultice.
(d) A honey and egg poultice.

2. Why did Roy Roberts build kilns?
(a) To burn coal.
(b) To bake bread.
(c) To make pottery.
(d) To make charcoal.

3. According to Foxfire researchers, what amount of money did most people spend in the Moore general store during the course of a year in the early days of the store's operation?
(a) Ten to twenty dollars.
(b) Fifty to a hundred dollars.
(c) Less than ten dollars.
(d) One to two hundred dollars.

4. What remedy was used in the mountains for constipation?
(a) Butcher's bloom tea.
(b) Chamomile tea.
(c) Honey.
(d) Castor oil.

5. How many copies of the Foxfire books have been printed?
(a) Seven million.
(b) Two hundred thousand.
(c) Eighty thousand.
(d) One million.

Short Answer Questions

1. What information did quilters traditionally embroider on their quilt squares when making a friendship quilt?

2. What was the second book published by Foxfire Press?

3. In what year was Flora Youngblood born?

4. 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?

5. When Foxfire 9 was published, how many years had the Foxfire organization been in the Rabun County schools?

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