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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Carolyn Stradley.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was D. B. Dayton cared for when he developed tuberculosis as a child?
(a) At a hospital.
(b) At his grandparents' home.
(c) At home.
(d) At a sanitarium.

2. In making a traditional fan quilt, why did the lines of stitching have to be close together?
(a) To hold the fan appliques onto the quilt squares.
(b) To hold the cotton padding in place.
(c) To look like embroidery.
(d) To outline the fan shape.

3. What did Captain Irish Bill Moore and his wife Hattie often have to battle?
(a) Roughriders or bandits.
(b) Ants that infested the general store.
(c) Competition from other stores.
(d) Mice that infested the general store.

4. As a young girl, what did Flora learn to make from honeysuckle vines?
(a) A healing tea.
(b) A dye for wool.
(c) Wreaths.
(d) Baskets.

5. What animal did Ada Crone think followed her home from the circus?
(a) A panda.
(b) A tiger.
(c) An elephant.
(d) A hyena.

Short Answer Questions

1. What changes were made to the upstairs of the Rothell house?

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

3. What did D. B. Dayton's family do with the eggs they raised on their farm?

4. What food sweetener did Jud's father make?

5. From what country did the Moore family emigrate in 1740?

(see the answer key)

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