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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 is the status of the railroad depot in Mountain City today?
(a) It no longer exists.
(b) It was damaged in a tornado and is being repaired.
(c) It has been preserved as a historic building.
(d) It expanded in size and contains a mini-mall.

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

3. In what state does Eliot Wigginton live and work?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) West Virginia.

4. What building in Mountain City 1930's has burned?
(a) The gristmill.
(b) One of the hotels.
(c) One of the churches.
(d) The railroad depot.

5. What did the Tutt family grow on their farm?
(a) Soybeans.
(b) Corn, cotton, peanuts, wheat, oats and cane.
(c) Apples, peaches, and other fruits.
(d) Tomatoes and squash.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what material was the Mountain City town water fountain made?

2. How old is Harley Penland?

3. What is the population of the county seat?

4. Which of the following statements does not describe who Allen Levy is?

5. What kind of communities does Eliot Wigginton like?

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