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

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

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

4. What kinds of dances were held at the Mountain City hotels in the 1930's?
(a) Square dances.
(b) Waltzes.
(c) Ballet dances.
(d) Ballroom dances.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the educational level of Viola Lenoir's grandmothers?

2. What types of pottery did Cheever Meaders prefer to make?

3. What kind of factory is located in Mountain City in the present day?

4. How did the Foxfire organization involve the community in their plans for the Mountain City project?

5. What is a groundhog kiln?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the Mountain City community not want to draw more tourists into their town?

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

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

4. Explain the history of Foxfire.

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

6. Describe the funding issues the Mountain City project faces.

7. What changes has Anna Tutt noticed in children and families during her life?

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

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

10. How has Anna Tutt seen white people treat black people during her life?

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