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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 was the first "Foxfire" publishing project?
(a) Foxfire magazine.
(b) An online newsletter.
(c) A novel about frontier life.
(d) A newspaper.

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

3. What was the profession of Viola Lenoir's mother?
(a) Seamstress.
(b) Singer.
(c) Hotel cook.
(d) Practical nurse.

4. What is Anna Tutt's marital state?
(a) She is widowed.
(b) She is single and has never married.
(c) She is engaged to be married.
(d) She is divorced.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Carrie Stewart eat for breakfast as a child?

2. What example of racial prejudice did Anna Tutt witness as a child?

3. Why didn't Harvey Penland's father value education and encourage Harvey to pursue his education?

4. What kinds of dances were held at the Mountain City hotels in the 1930's?

5. Which of Harvey's ancestors was a slave?

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