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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bruce Mosley think will help racial relations?
(a) Teaching children that all races are equal.
(b) More blacks in high paying jobs.
(c) More devotion to God in schools.
(d) More education.

2. What product does Foxfire make and market to its magazine subscribers through their blacksmith program for local high school students?
(a) Fireplace tools.
(b) Horseshoes.
(c) Decorative wall art.
(d) Candle holders.

3. What is the population of the county seat?
(a) Ten thousand.
(b) Two thousand.
(c) Five million.
(d) Five hundred.

4. Why did Bruce Mosley's grandmother have to raise him?
(a) His mother was disabled in a car accident.
(b) His mother was ill and he never knew his father.
(c) His mother deserted him.
(d) His parents died.

5. How old is Harley Penland?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Eighty-three.
(c) Sixty-two.
(d) Ninety.

Short Answer Questions

1. What major New York publisher gave the Foxfire organization a publishing contract for two books?

2. What did the Tutt family grow on their farm?

3. What item does Eliot Wigginton not want to see on the menu of a diner in his community?

4. What change does Eliot Wigginton say in the book's introduction is about to be made to the highway in Mountain City?

5. Who was the person hired to coordinate the development of manuscripts for Foxfire Press for one year?

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