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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 shape kiln is common in the South?
(a) Octagonal.
(b) Triangular.
(c) Rectangular.
(d) Round.

2. To whom does Bruce Mosley give credit for improving racial tension in America?
(a) President Obama.
(b) Reverend Al Sharpton.
(c) The younger generation and Martin Luther King.
(d) Reverend Jesse Jackson.

3. To where would Carrie Stewart walk barefoot in the mud as a child?
(a) To school.
(b) To her grandmother's house.
(c) To church.
(d) To the grocery store.

4. What kind of factory is located in Mountain City in the present day?
(a) A plastics factory.
(b) An automobile factory.
(c) A pants factory.
(d) A toy factory.

5. Which of the following statements is true?
(a) An abundance of folk potters exist.
(b) Folk pottery is not a mountain craft by nature.
(c) Folk pottery does not exist in Appalachia.
(d) Folk pottery originated in the Appalachian mountains.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. From what material was the Mountain City town water fountain made?

3. When was Arie Meaders born?

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

5. Which of the following is not something the Mountain City community told Foxfire it wants for their town?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Eliot Wigginton think the widening of the highway will affect the town of Mountain City?

3. What features do Eliot Wigginton's favorite small towns have in common?

4. What role has religion played in Carrie Stewart's life?

5. Describe Arie Meaders' schooling in 1912.

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

7. Discuss some of the glazes that Cheever Meaders used.

8. Explain the history of Foxfire.

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

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

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