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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Blacks in Appalachia.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the 1930's in Mountain City, how many hotels were in the town?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) None.

2. Whose death made Anna Tutt's childhood even more difficult?
(a) Her twin sister's.
(b) Her grandfather's.
(c) Her mother's.
(d) Her father's.

3. Why don't Mountain City residents want to build something that would draw increased tourists to their community?
(a) They want more factories instead.
(b) They don't like outsiders visiting them.
(c) They want to tear down the town and move elsewhere.
(d) They don't want more traffic, noise or fast food restaurants.

4. How was Bruce Mosley's grandfather Pank treated by his masters during his days in slavery?
(a) He was treated kindly.
(b) He was freed before the Civil War.
(c) He was lynched.
(d) He was beaten, treated badly and not allowed to pray.

5. In what area(s) did Viola Lenoir work?
(a) Accountant.
(b) Chef, a nurse, and a nanny.
(c) Post office clerk.
(d) Pharmacist.

Short Answer Questions

1. To where would Carrie Stewart walk barefoot in the mud as a child?

2. At what school does Eliot Wigginton teach?

3. In the 1930's in Mountain City, what fruit was grown locally, sorted and boxed at a packing house near the depot?

4. What was the profession of Viola Lenoir's mother?

5. What was the title of the book published by Foxfire Press during the period covered by the grant?

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