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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Arie Meaders' children is the only one who was interested in pottery?
(a) Adam.
(b) Lanier.
(c) Caleb.
(d) Jessie.

2. What did Anna Tutt's grandmother do for a living?
(a) She was a teacher.
(b) She was a musician.
(c) She washed and ironed clothes.
(d) She was a nurse.

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

4. Why don't Mountain City residents want to build something that would draw increased tourists to their community?
(a) They want more factories instead.
(b) They don't like outsiders visiting them.
(c) They don't want more traffic, noise or fast food restaurants.
(d) They want to tear down the town and move elsewhere.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the 1930's in Mountain City, what fruit was grown locally, sorted and boxed at a packing house near the depot?

3. What did the Tutt family grow on their farm?

4. What famous couple does Arie Meaders believe once visited and bought pottery from her?

5. In what year was Bruce Mosley born?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Bruce Mosley's grandmother tell him about slavery and the Yankees?

2. What role do Rabun Gap High School students play in "Foxfire" projects?

3. What is Foxfire's mission?

4. Explain what a pug mill or mud mill is.

5. What are some misconceptions about folk pottery that John Burrison discusses?

6. How does Mountain City today differ from how it appeared in the early 1900's?

7. How did slavery and being black affect Harley Penland's education?

8. Explain the surprise Harley Penland received during World War I.

9. Explain why Cheever Meaders did not use a glaze on his flowerpots but did use one on his other ware.

10. How does Bruce Mosley feel about racial discrimination today?

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