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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. Which of the following activities was not attributed to panthers in Foxfire 9?
2. What did Charles Phillips do for a living?
3. What work did D. B. Dayton do for the WPA during the Depression?
4. With what Indian tribe did the county in which the Rothell house was originally built make treaties to obtain the land?
5. What kind of business did Jud open at age twenty-two?
Short Essay Questions
1. What two things could Jud Nelson's Uncle John do particularly well as a blacksmith?
2. What kinds of foods did D. B. Dayton and his family eat during D. B.'s childhood?
3. What unique ministry did Henry Harrison Mayes develop for bringing the word of God to others?
4. What role did the Rothell house have in the lives of local teachers?
5. What role did cotton play in Jud Nelson's family life when Jud was a boy?
6. What object was left at Charles Phillips' funeral and how did that object help commemorate Phillips' ministry?
7. 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?
8. What tales arose in the Appalachian mountains over the years about rabid dogs?
9. What did D. B. Dayton's family do during his childhood to earn extra money?
10. What kind of syrup did Jud Nelson's father and uncles make and for what was the syrup used during Jud's youth?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Flora Youngblood weaves baskets from honeysuckle vines. Discuss how Flora makes baskets and how basket weaving in the Appalachian mountains and the demand for baskets has changed from the nineteenth century to the present day. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the various strategies employed by general store owners to help their customers survive the Great Depression. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Foxfire 9 is the last in a series of books published by Doubleday. In the future, the Foxfire organization plans to print books through its own publishing house. Discuss the Foxfire publishing house and how the titles Foxfire hopes to print through its own publishing house will differ in focus from Foxfire 9. What advantages will having their own publishing house bring to Foxfire organization? What advantages will Foxfire's publishing house bring to the Appalachian community? How will having their own publishing house further the Foxfire mission? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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