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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Carolyn Stradley.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What problem arose due to the books in the Foxfire series presenting a range of topics in each volume?
(a) There were not enough interviewees for each volume.
(b) No single topic could be treated in depth.
(c) Too many photographs and drawings were needed.
(d) The number of interviews overwhelmed the staff.

2. What successful business of her own did Carolyn Stradley start after living a difficult life as an impoverished orphan girl?
(a) A paving company.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A roofing company.
(d) A bakery.

3. What was the ethnic background of Nola Campbell's mother?
(a) She was Chinese.
(b) She was Cherokee Indian.
(c) She was African American.
(d) She was Caucasian.

4. Where was D. B. Dayton cared for when he developed tuberculosis as a child?
(a) At a sanitarium.
(b) At a hospital.
(c) At his grandparents' home.
(d) At home.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What degree did Carolyn Stradley earn while going to school at night?

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

3. What work did Jud do with mules for many of his neighbors?

4. What did the variety of embroidery stitches used by a young woman in quilting traditionally indicate about the woman?

5. In what war did James Blair, the builder of the Rothell house, serve?

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