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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does it take the first printing of Foxfire to sell out?
(a) One Month.
(b) One Week.
(c) They never sell out.
(d) Six Months.

2. What has caused the loss of the fine art of building a genuine log cabin?
(a) Desire for unique looking houses.
(b) European influence.
(c) Lack of trees.
(d) Trend toward an easier life.

3. What are the Sleepers?
(a) Hide-a-beds.
(b) Sky-lights.
(c) Tools that are used to create notches.
(d) Floor beams of the cabin.

4. What ailment does Aunt Arie have according to the author?
(a) Crazy due to living in the woods alone.
(b) Blind due to cataracts.
(c) Deaf due to fever.
(d) Paralyzed due to stroke.

5. What does Aunt Arie say she will do with the eyes?
(a) Throw them away.
(b) Use them to make jelly.
(c) Put them in a soup.
(d) Grind them up in the sausage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tool is needed for drilling holes?

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

3. What happened to the once plentiful Chestnut trees?

4. How far does Mrs. Watts say they had to travel to see the car?

5. What did a chimney have to do so that it didn't smoke?

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