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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 kind of sports team did Mountain City have in the 1930's?
(a) Hockey.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Football.
(d) Basketball.

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

3. To where would Carrie Stewart walk barefoot in the mud as a child?
(a) To church.
(b) To her grandmother's house.
(c) To school.
(d) To the grocery store.

4. In what year was Bruce Mosley born?
(a) 1908.
(b) 1930.
(c) 1920.
(d) 1915.

5. Which of the following is not something the Mountain City community told Foxfire it wants for their town?
(a) More jobs & recreational opportunities.
(b) A cleaner town.
(c) New town water & sewer systems.
(d) Lower taxes.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age was Bruce Mosley's grandmother Polly freed from slavery?

2. In what state does Eliot Wigginton live and work?

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

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

5. From what material were the Mountain City hotels constructed?

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