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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. According to Jennie Arrowood, how did a fiddler evade a panther after him?

2. How did D. B. Dayton's mother become crippled?

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

4. What was a reason people interviewed in Foxfire 9 gave for panthers entering homes?

5. When was the large log cabin called the Rothell house originally built?

Short Essay Questions

1. What role did the Rothell house have in the lives of local teachers?

2. What role did cotton play in Jud Nelson's family life when Jud was a boy?

3. How did Jud Nelson's Uncle John once teach another blacksmith that blacksmiths have to pay attention to what they're doing?

4. What were some mountain superstitions reported in the chapter entitled "Haint Tales and Other Scary Stories" in Foxfire 9?

5. What was a madstone and how was it used to treat rabies?

6. What did D. B. Dayton's family do during his childhood to earn extra money?

7. At what specific place did Charles Phillips feel led to pray and how did he use pebbles to record information about the people for whom he prayed?

8. What tales arose in the Appalachian mountains over the years about rabid dogs?

9. What object was left at Charles Phillips' funeral and how did that object help commemorate Phillips' ministry?

10. What incident in Henry Harrison Mayes's youth led to his desire to bring the word of God to others?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the racial prejudice that Nola Campbell and her family experience over the years because of their Catawba Indian heritage. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Carolyn Stradley's life with Flora Youngblood's life and Nola Campbell's life.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the stores and business practices of the general store owners featured in Foxfire 9: The Moore family, Patton D. Queen, Roy Roberts, and Earl Gillespie.

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