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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Quilting - The Joy of My Life.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the subject of the first book published by Foxfire Press?
(a) Raising hogs and chickens.
(b) Square dancing.
(c) Making lye soap.
(d) Aunt Arie Carpenter.

2. From what country did the Moore family emigrate in 1740?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Italy.
(c) France.
(d) England.

3. What remedy was used in the mountains for stings?
(a) Castor oil.
(b) A milkweed poultice.
(c) Salt.
(d) A dandelion green poultice.

4. Why did Roy Roberts build kilns?
(a) To make pottery.
(b) To bake bread.
(c) To make charcoal.
(d) To burn coal.

5. How did many of the Moore's customers pay their bills at the general store?
(a) With credit cards.
(b) With scrip from the coal mines.
(c) With loans from the Moore family.
(d) With goods and services instead of cash.

Short Answer Questions

1. What problem arose due to the books in the Foxfire series presenting a range of topics in each volume?

2. With what animals did a boy once pay Roy Roberts?

3. Where did Flora Youngblood's father Henry learn herbal doctoring and faith healing?

4. When was the fishtail pattern quilt donated to Foxfire by Aunt Arie Carpenter made?

5. How old was Flora when she got married?

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