Foxfire 9 Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Eliot Wigginton
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 151 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Foxfire 9 Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Eliot Wigginton
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of quilt did Edith Cannon's mother make all six of her daughters?
(a) A drunkard's path quilt.
(b) A Dresden plate quilt.
(c) A Dutch doll quilt.
(d) An Irish chain quilt.

2. How did the number of accounts held by women at the Moore's general store compare to the number of accounts held by men?
(a) Most accounts were held by women.
(b) All accounts were held by women.
(c) Few accounts were held by women.
(d) No accounts were held by women.

3. Why did Nola Campbell's mother move the family off the reservation when Nola's father died?
(a) To work on a nearby farm.
(b) To be near her parents and siblings.
(c) To attend college.
(d) To send the children to a new school.

4. What Appalachian photographer photographed Appalachian mountain scenes during the Depression and left a collection of photographs that Foxfire Press wants to publish?
(a) Amos McGee.
(b) R. A. Romanes.
(c) Horace Jamison.
(d) Tom Whitfield.

5. 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?
(a) Ten to twenty dollars.
(b) Fifty to a hundred dollars.
(c) Less than ten dollars.
(d) One to two hundred dollars.

6. What was the third book published by Foxfire Press?
(a) A book on gunsmithing.
(b) A book of mountain toys and games.
(c) A Baptist hymnal.
(d) A book of herbal remedies.

7. Which of the following are not ingredients Henry Youngblood used in his herbal remedies?
(a) Alum.
(b) Hog lard.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Aluminum.

8. What oral history play was published by Foxfire Press?
(a) Cabbagetown, Three Women.
(b) Georgia's Finest Family.
(c) The Story of David.
(d) Mountaineers Majestic.

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

10. What Christmas gifts did Nola Campbell receive as a child?
(a) Apples, raisins, and a few pennies.
(b) New shoes, fruit, and nuts.
(c) New dresses and a coat.
(d) Toys.

11. In making a traditional fan quilt, what was considered a sign of a sloppy quilter?
(a) Uneven fans.
(b) Uneven quilt squares.
(c) Using thread and fabric that didn't match each other in color.
(d) Making big, far-apart lines of stitching.

12. For what potentially fatal disease did Dr. Brabson develop a cure?
(a) Milk sickness.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Diptheria.
(d) Measles.

13. When did Nola Campbell learn how to make pottery?
(a) At age thirteen.
(b) At age thirty.
(c) At age fifty.
(d) At age twenty.

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

15. What did Nola Campbell and her sisters use as baby dolls when they were too poor to have real dolls?
(a) Kittens and puppies.
(b) A stick they clothed in scraps of cloth.
(c) A cornshuck.
(d) Two pieces of cloth with a string tied around them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What office did Nola Campbell's father have in the church?

2. How old was Flora when she got married?

3. Which of the following was not a quilt pattern traditionally made in Appalachia?

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

5. Why have reviewers stopped reviewing the new books in the Foxfire series?

(see the answer keys)

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