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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what area do the people interviewed for Foxfire live?
(a) Kentucky Plains.
(b) Appalachian Mountains.
(c) Ozark Mountains.
(d) Mississippi River.

2. What would happen if the wood used in tight-fitting tools and other objects wasn't seasoned?
(a) The wood would shrink and pull away as it dried.
(b) The wood would begin to rot.
(c) The wood would draw insects to the fresh sap.
(d) The wood would warp and bend as it dried.

3. How were things fried?
(a) Depended on the meat.
(b) Hot coals were raked onto the hearth and the pan put on it.
(c) The pan was suspended on a metal frame 3-5 inches above.
(d) The pan was put into the middle of the fire.

4. How far does Mrs. Watts say they had to travel to see the car?
(a) Over the Mountain a far piece.
(b) Five Miles.
(c) One Mile.
(d) She was too little to recal how far.

5. Why does the author, Paul Gillespie, say he is apprehensive about meeting Aunt Arie for the first time?
(a) He didn't know what to expect.
(b) He had heard she was very ill.
(c) He believed she would not welcome him.
(d) He knew she was crazy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Watts say her brothers used pine to build?

2. How many copies of Foxfire are printed the very first time it is printed?

3. What do the students ask about making homemade soap that makes Pearl Martin laugh?

4. What is NOT included in the article 'Rope, Straw, and Feathers are to Sleep on?'

5. When does Mrs. Algie Norton say she saw her first real mattress?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the chapter entitled "Aunt Arie", what does the author suggest might be the reasons for the void between youth and the older generations which the author felt?

2. What information is given in 'An Old Chair Maker Shows How?'

3. How are the mallet and maul described in 'Tools and Skills.'

4. Describe what is explained about Chinking.

5. What is explained to the reader about picking the correct timber for making white oak splits?

6. How are Dutch Ovens used?

7. Describe what a 'rope bed' is.

8. What does Wigginton say is part of the Foxfire magazine although proper English is not a concern?

9. Why do the students realize that it would be impossible to give a set a blue prints for each cabin?

10. Describe how the article "This is the Way I was Raised Up" was written.

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