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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Wood".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Wigginton say is NOT a primary concern in the magazine?
(a) Communication.
(b) Proper English.
(c) Heritage.
(d) Historical Facts.

2. What are the students responsible for getting when Foxfire is first started?
(a) Subscribers.
(b) Photos.
(c) Money.
(d) Paper.

3. Which of these methods was not a way to cure wood?
(a) Salt the Ends.
(b) Boil.
(c) Stack the Lumber Crosswise.
(d) Use Dry Kiln.

4. What year was Foxfire established?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1958.

5. What does Aunt Arie ask the students to do when they walk into her house for the first time?
(a) Build a fire.
(b) Remove the eyes from a hog's head.
(c) Kill a snake.
(d) Gut a chicken.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Watt family leave their home to do as described by Mrs. Watts?

2. Why does the author, Paul Gillespie, say he is apprehensive about meeting Aunt Arie for the first time?

3. Who are the students NOT told to interview for Foxfire?

4. Why does Aunt Arie say she never left her home?

5. In the beginning of 'Wood,' what does the author say is the most vital factor in determining the way of life of a self-sufficient people in a particular area?

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