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

2. What kind of communities does Eliot Wigginton like?
(a) Suburbs of large cities.
(b) Large cities.
(c) Small towns.
(d) Communes.

3. In 1977, what property did the Foxfire organization purchase?
(a) The old log mayor's house.
(b) The old firehouse.
(c) The old hospital building.
(d) The lot on which the burned building stood.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What organization does the Foxfire organization plan to house in the log cabin they're restoring?

2. How old is Carrie Stewart?

3. Why did Bruce Mosley's grandmother have to raise him?

4. What was Viola Lenoir's educational level?

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

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