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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 change does Eliot Wigginton say in the book's introduction is about to be made to the highway in Mountain City?
(a) It will add another exit and entrance ramp.
(b) It will be widened from two lanes to four.
(c) The numerous potholes in it will finally be repaired.
(d) The route will be altered to bypass the town.

2. At what school does Eliot Wigginton teach?
(a) Rabun Middle School.
(b) Princeton High School.
(c) Clayton County High School.
(d) Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School.

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

4. To whom does Bruce Mosley give credit for improving racial tension in America?
(a) The younger generation and Martin Luther King.
(b) Reverend Al Sharpton.
(c) President Obama.
(d) Reverend Jesse Jackson.

5. From what material was the Mountain City town water fountain made?
(a) Plastic.
(b) Metal.
(c) Wood.
(d) Stone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the ethnic heritage of Viola Lenoir's grandmothers?

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

3. Which of the following is not something the Mountain City community told Foxfire it wants for their town?

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

5. What product does Foxfire make and market to its magazine subscribers through their blacksmith program for local high school students?

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