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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The General Store.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the depression, which of the following was not a way the customers of Ed and Martha Roane could pay off their debt to the general store?
(a) Working in the sawmill or gristmill.
(b) Helping with the cattle.
(c) Working the farm or tending the gardens.
(d) Weaving cloth.

2. When Foxfire 9 was published, how many years had the Foxfire organization been in the Rabun County schools?
(a) Eight.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Ten.

3. Who wrote the Introduction to Foxfire 9?
(a) Elliot Wigginton.
(b) John Gresham.
(c) Earl Hamner.
(d) Joyce Carol Oates.

4. What problem arose due to the books in the Foxfire series presenting a range of topics in each volume?
(a) Too many photographs and drawings were needed.
(b) There were not enough interviewees for each volume.
(c) No single topic could be treated in depth.
(d) The number of interviews overwhelmed the staff.

5. What other business did John Moore run in addition to his general store?
(a) A blacksmith shop.
(b) A tannery.
(c) A coffee mill.
(d) A flour mill.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Flora's mother got shot in the shoulder, what kind of poultice was applied to her wound?

2. When was the general store operated by Ed and Martha Roane opened?

3. Which of the following is not a form of payment that Henry Youngblood accepted for his herbal doctoring?

4. What was the second book published by Foxfire Press?

5. What became confining about the format of the Foxfire series?

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