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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. What was a madstone?
(a) A stone from a deer's stomach that was used to cure rabies.
(b) A blue stone used to treat depression.
(c) A white stone worn to ward off diptheria.
(d) A stone thought to cure insanity in people.

2. In what war did James Blair, the builder of the Rothell house, serve?
(a) The War of 1812.
(b) World War I.
(c) The Revolutionary War.
(d) The Civil War.

3. What did D. B. Dayton's family do with the eggs they raised on their farm?
(a) Became chicken breeders.
(b) Gave them to poor families to eat.
(c) Traded them for other staples.
(d) Sold them to chicken breeders.

4. How did D. B. Dayton's mother become crippled?
(a) She was in a car wreck.
(b) She fell down the stairs and injured her leg.
(c) A childhood incident broke her spine.
(d) She had polio as a child.

5. What helped people interviewed in Foxfire 9 escape panthers when they were being pursued by these wild animals?
(a) Their hunting dogs or the rearing of their horses.
(b) They would enter a stream since panthers don't like water.
(c) They would make loud noises to scare the panthers away.
(d) They outran the panthers.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what holiday would D. B. Dayton's father get drunk?

2. What did the house serve as during Mitch Anderson's youth?

3. What kind of mill did D. B. Dayton's grandfather own?

4. What work did Jud's wife Jenny do before she married?

5. From which U.S. president did Henry Harrison Mayes solicit assistance in getting the highway department to allow him to place his signs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did D. B. Dayton's family do during his childhood to earn extra money?

2. At what specific place did Charles Phillips feel led to pray and how did he use pebbles to record information about the people for whom he prayed?

3. 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?

4. What kinds of foods did D. B. Dayton and his family eat during D. B.'s childhood?

5. What kind of medical care did D. B. Dayton receive during his childhood?

6. How did a call to preach help Charles Phillips learn to read?

7. What happened to D. B. Dayton's mother to cripple her?

8. What object was left at Charles Phillips' funeral and how did that object help commemorate Phillips' ministry?

9. How did Jud Nelson's Uncle John once teach another blacksmith that blacksmiths have to pay attention to what they're doing?

10. What changes did the Rothell family make to the upstairs of their home during Mitch Anderson's youth and why did they make those changes?

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