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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What injustices did Harvey Penland see whites commit against blacks?
(a) Beatings of slaves.
(b) Burning of crosses on black property by the KKK.
(c) The taking of black-owned land by white government.
(d) Lynchings.

3. What item does Eliot Wigginton not want to see on the menu of a diner in his community?
(a) Hamburgers.
(b) Chili.
(c) French fries.
(d) Tofu.

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

5. When did the Meaders family start their pottery operations in White County?
(a) 1890.
(b) 1920.
(c) The mid 1800's.
(d) 1950.

6. Who was the person hired to coordinate the development of manuscripts for Foxfire Press for one year?
(a) Linda Page.
(b) Aunt Arie Carpenter.
(c) Eliot Wigginton.
(d) Dana Holcomb.

7. When Harvey Penland was a child, how long was his school year?
(a) Six months.
(b) Two months.
(c) Three months.
(d) Nine months.

8. What did Carrie Stewart eat for breakfast as a child?
(a) Grits and bacon.
(b) Biscuits and gravy.
(c) Cornbread and milk.
(d) Eggs and biscuits.

9. When Arie Meaders' retired from pottery, what activity did she start doing?
(a) Quilting.
(b) Writing novels.
(c) Baking cookies.
(d) Crocheting.

10. What does Bruce Mosley think will help racial relations?
(a) More education.
(b) More devotion to God in schools.
(c) More blacks in high paying jobs.
(d) Teaching children that all races are equal.

11. In the 1930's in Mountain City, how many hotels were in the town?
(a) One.
(b) None.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

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

13. How was Bruce Mosley's grandfather Pank treated by his masters during his days in slavery?
(a) He was beaten, treated badly and not allowed to pray.
(b) He was lynched.
(c) He was treated kindly.
(d) He was freed before the Civil War.

14. From where did Arie Meaders' paternal ancestors originate?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) England.

15. With what did Arie Meaders' family scrub their floors when she was a child?
(a) Lemon juice.
(b) Baking soda.
(c) Vinegar.
(d) Lye.

Short Answer Questions

1. To where would Carrie Stewart walk barefoot in the mud as a child?

2. What does Edwin Meaders use to fuel his kiln?

3. What tool did Cheever Meaders use to break apart his lumps of clay and mix them into a smooth, even consistency?

4. What is the name of the county seat of Eliot Wigginton's county?

5. Which of Arie Meaders' children is the only one who was interested in pottery?

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