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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Blacks in Appalachia.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what area(s) did Viola Lenoir work?
(a) Accountant.
(b) Post office clerk.
(c) Pharmacist.
(d) Chef, a nurse, and a nanny.

2. Which of the following statements does not describe who Allen Levy is?
(a) The local mayor's son.
(b) A grad student at the University of Carolina in architecture.
(c) A volunteer worker for the Mountain City project.
(d) Someone offering free labor in exchange for experience.

3. How old is Harley Penland?
(a) Ninety.
(b) Eighty-three.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Sixty-two.

4. In 1977, what property did the Foxfire organization purchase?
(a) The lot on which the burned building stood.
(b) The old hospital building.
(c) The old firehouse.
(d) The old log mayor's house.

5. In the 1930's in Mountain City, which of the following was not a local product shipped out of town to markets?
(a) Live chickens.
(b) Medicinal herbs.
(c) Bundles of animal hides.
(d) Oil.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the person hired to coordinate the development of manuscripts for Foxfire Press for one year?

2. What career did Carrie Stewart begin at age 74?

3. What product does Foxfire make and market to its magazine subscribers through their blacksmith program for local high school students?

4. What major New York publisher gave the Foxfire organization a publishing contract for two books?

5. Why did Bruce Mosley's grandmother have to raise him?

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