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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Haint Tales and Other Scary Stories.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the tale Ada Crone told Carol Ramey, what haunted the Roane graveyard and followed people around there?
(a) A ghost sheep.
(b) A ghost child.
(c) A light.
(d) A ghost dog.

2. What were the fascinators sold in general stores?
(a) Wooden toys for babies.
(b) Candy made from dried apples and honey.
(c) Handheld mirrors.
(d) Crocheted, triangular shawls to cover the head & shoulders.

3. What did other blacksmiths ride a horse ten or fifteen miles to get Jud's uncle to do for them?
(a) Shoe a mule.
(b) Temper a gun spring.
(c) Play the fiddle.
(d) Sharpen their tools.

4. According to Ruth Holcomb, how long did people in her youth think it would take a person to go mad after being bitten by a rabid dog?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Nine days.
(c) A week.
(d) A month.

5. According to Jennie Arrowood, how did a fiddler evade a panther after him?
(a) By outrunning the animal.
(b) By hitting the animal with a big stick.
(c) By screaming loudly and scaring the animal away.
(d) By climbing a tree & playing the fiddle to scare the panther.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Jud and his siblings receive new shoes, cheese, and soda?

2. According to Foxfire researchers, what amount of money did most people spend in the Moore general store during the course of a year in the early days of the store's operation?

3. What did Jud's family use during his childhood to ward off flu?

4. What were panthers sometimes called in the mountains of Appalachia?

5. What kind of mill did Jud and his uncle build?

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