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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Second Look At The Log Cabin.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What materials were used by Aunt Arie Carpenter in the making of most of her quilts?
(a) Gingham and calico bought at the general store.
(b) Wool woven at her home.
(c) Scraps of material from neighbors' clothing.
(d) Scraps from her family's clothing.

2. What trade did Frank Moore have to learn because his family was so poor?
(a) Gunsmithing.
(b) Blacksmithing.
(c) Trapping animals for fur trading.
(d) Pottery making.

3. Which of the following is not a form of payment that Henry Youngblood accepted for his herbal doctoring?
(a) Barter.
(b) A service.
(c) A credit card.
(d) Money.

4. How old was Nola Campbell when her father died?
(a) Ten.
(b) Forty.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Twelve.

5. What award was won by the first book Foxfire Press published?
(a) A Nebula.
(b) A Caldecott Medal.
(c) A Pulitzer Prize.
(d) A Christopher award.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the ethnic background of Nola Campbell's father?

2. What remedy was used in the mountains for stings?

3. What cure was used by Annie Henry for a nosebleed?

4. How much money have Henry Harrison Mayes and his wife put into his signs?

5. With what have glowing plants like foxfire been associated over the ages?

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