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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the general store operated by Ed and Martha Roane opened?

2. What did Captain Irish Bill Moore and his wife Hattie often have to battle?

3. Who wrote the articles in the Foxfire series?

4. Who raised the sheep that produced the wool from which Edith Cannon's mother made her quilt batting?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Earl Gillespie build a successful produce business?

2. What was the difference between a summer quilt and a winter quilt?

3. What was Nola Campbell's childhood like?

4. For what purpose did Flora Youngblood first learn to make baskets and from what did she make her baskets?

5. Describe some of the quilt patterns mentioned in Foxfire 9.

6. How did quilts illustrate the self-reliance and ingenuity of Appalachian women?

7. Describe the education Flora Youngblood received as a child.

8. What was a crazy quilt?

9. What racial prejudice did Nola Campbell experience in her life?

10. Why did Nola Campbell spend part of her childhood on the Catawba Indian reservation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the religious practices of Charles Phillips and Henry Harrison Mayes. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the layout and furnishing of the Ruthell's log cabin. What things does the cabin illustrate about mountain life in the early twentieth century? Why do you think the Foxfire organization wants to restore this cabin? Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the concept of family in Foxfire 9. How important is family in a rural community? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

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