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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What New York publisher published the Foxfire series, of which Foxfire 9 is a part?

2. What did Aunt Arie call a "summer quilt"?

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

4. What were crazy quilts?

5. What was another name for the churn dash quilt pattern?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the home remedies that Flora Youngblood's father, Henry, used?

2. What was Nola Campbell's childhood like?

3. What were some of the Indian superstitions Nola Campbell encountered on the Catawba reservation?

4. What racial prejudice did Nola Campbell experience in her life?

5. Describe some of the quilt patterns mentioned in Foxfire 9.

6. What was "milk sickness"?

7. On what occasions were quilts given for gifts?

8. What domestic tasks did Flora Youngblood learn to do from her mother?

9. What troubles did Irish Bill Moore have with roughriders after the Civil War?

10. Why did Roy Roberts build a kiln and how did the business that resulted from the building of his kiln fare?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the racial prejudice that Nola Campbell and her family experience over the years because of their Catawba Indian heritage. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the way Earl Gillespie raised and sold produce during his youth with the way his son says produce is grown and marketed today. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the concept of the general store with a modern grocery store. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

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