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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 do the students say is one reason why they have asked Beulah to help them make a basket?

2. At the end of the interview what does the student say men like Lon live oblivious to?

3. How do the authors say they have written down the information on building a log cabin?

4. What has caused the loss of the fine art of building a genuine log cabin?

5. What do the students call the Dutch Oven?

Short Essay Questions

1. What skills and tools are told about for building a log cabin?

2. What kind of questions do the girls ask Pearl Martin?

3. Describe how the article "This is the Way I was Raised Up" was written.

4. What does the last paragraph in the section titled 'Wood' say about wood and the mountain men?

5. Describe what is explained about Chinking.

6. In the chapter entitled "Aunt Arie", what does the author suggest might be the reasons for the void between youth and the older generations which the author felt?

7. Describe what Aunt Arie tells the students about doing things they are ashamed of?

8. How does Mrs. Watts describe Christmas and the children's reactions to their gifts?

9. What instructions does Aunt Arie give about making souse meat?

10. What do the different women interviewed have to say about making the soap?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Part 1) What is the author's purpose in the Foxfire Book?

Part 2) Is that purpose accomplished? Explain why or why not.

Part 3) Could this book easily be made into a continuation in current day times? Would it be popular as it was when it was originally published? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Part 1) Which of the people interviewed seemed to be the most important or to have the biggest impact on the story? Explain why you chose this person.

Part 2) Which character stood out the most in the story? Why do you think this was?

Essay Topic 3

Law enforcement and revenuers are looked at.

Part 1) Is it likely that the law enforcement and those making moonshine were truly as friendly as the story suggests?

Part 2) Does this explanation of the relationship between local law enforcement and the moonshiners contradict or reinforce preconceived notions as to the interaction between these two groups? Explain your answer.

Part 3) What does this information reveal about the moonshiners and the law enforcement?

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