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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When did the Foxfire organization purchase the Rothell house as a restoration project?
(a) In 2000.
(b) In 1959.
(c) In 1983.
(d) In 2010.
2. What did other blacksmiths ride a horse ten or fifteen miles to get Jud's uncle to do for them?
(a) Sharpen their tools.
(b) Temper a gun spring.
(c) Shoe a mule.
(d) Play the fiddle.
3. On what kind of beds did D. B. Dayton and his family sleep during D. B.'s childhood?
(a) Feather beds.
(b) Beds with cornshuck mattresses.
(c) They slept on the cabin floor without beds.
(d) Straw beds.
4. During Mitch Anderson's youth, who lived in the little house that was behind the Rothell house?
(a) Mrs. Rothell's mother and father.
(b) The Rothell family's eldest son and his wife.
(c) Mr. Rothell's mother.
(d) Sarah Elrod, the Rothell family servant.
5. At what specific place did Charles Phillips one day feel compelled to go pray?
(a) A certain rock outside his home.
(b) The southeastern corner of his bedroom.
(c) The northernmost corner of his cornfield.
(d) A certain tree in his apple orchard.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to Ethel Corn, how did Octy Mcall scare away a panther she found sitting in her open cabin window?
2. What broken item was left at Charles Phillips's funeral?
3. According to Ruth Holcomb, how long did people in her youth think it would take a person to go mad after being bitten by a rabid dog?
4. Where was D. B. Dayton cared for when he developed tuberculosis as a child?
5. Of what material was the building that housed Jud's business made?
Short Essay Questions
1. What incident in Henry Harrison Mayes's youth led to his desire to bring the word of God to others?
2. What did D. B. Dayton's family do during his childhood to earn extra money?
3. What tales arose in the Appalachian mountains over the years about rabid dogs?
4. How did the Foxfire organization get the Rothell cabin from its original location to Mountain City and why did the organization not complete its restoration of the cabin?
5. What tales arose over the years about panthers in the wild of the Appalachian mountains and how did dogs and horses help mountaineers escape panther attacks?
6. What object was left at Charles Phillips' funeral and how did that object help commemorate Phillips' ministry?
7. What was a madstone and how was it used to treat rabies?
8. How did Jud Nelson get started in the blacksmithing business?
9. What were some mountain superstitions reported in the chapter entitled "Haint Tales and Other Scary Stories" in Foxfire 9?
10. What kind of medical care did D. B. Dayton receive during his childhood?
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