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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 the following statements does not describe who Allen Levy is?
(a) The local mayor's son.
(b) A volunteer worker for the Mountain City project.
(c) A grad student at the University of Carolina in architecture.
(d) Someone offering free labor in exchange for experience.

2. What was the Tutt family supposed to put on their cotton plants to kill boll weevils?
(a) Castor oil.
(b) A mixture of arsenic and molasses.
(c) Cayenne pepper juice.
(d) Kerosene.

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

4. What famous couple does Arie Meaders believe once visited and bought pottery from her?
(a) Martin Luther and Coretta Scott King.
(b) John F. and Jackie Kennedy.
(c) Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt.
(d) Paul and Linda McCartney.

5. How did the Foxfire organization involve the community in their plans for the Mountain City project?
(a) By holding town meetings to solicit community input.
(b) By asking for residents to submit blueprints for the project.
(c) By going door to door to interview residents.
(d) By mailing out a survey to get community opinions.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Arie Meaders' retired from pottery, what activity did she start doing?

2. What was the profession of Viola Lenoir's mother?

3. Why don't Mountain City residents want to build something that would draw increased tourists to their community?

4. For what were Sundays reserved during Carrie Stewart's childhood?

5. What change does Eliot Wigginton say in the book's introduction is about to be made to the highway in Mountain City?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of education did Viola Lenoir's grandparents have?

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

3. What training did Carrie Stewart engage in at the age of seventy-four?

4. What famous couple does Arie Meaders think once purchased her pottery?

5. What kinds of things do Mountain City residents say they want in their community?

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

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

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

9. How has the Foxfire organization worked with the community in planning their Mountain City project?

10. Describe Arie Meaders' schooling in 1912.

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