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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. For what type of pottery does the Brown family use molds?
(a) Chicken roasters.
(b) Face jugs.
(c) Syrup jars.
(d) Coffee mugs.

2. What is a cockfighting tournament?
(a) A fight in which roosters battle until one dies.
(b) A derby that lasts all weekend.
(c) A fight with chickens who have won at least two other fights.
(d) A fight with hundreds of participants.

3. What originally powered Norman Smith's mill?
(a) An electric motor.
(b) Norman.
(c) Water.
(d) A horse.

4. At the beginning of a chicken fight, what is done first?
(a) The chickens are brushed and combed.
(b) The owners shake hands.
(c) The chickens are weighed and paired by weight.
(d) Bets are placed on the fight.

5. What is the shape of the Brown family's current kiln?
(a) Round.
(b) Triangular.
(c) Rectangular.
(d) Octagonal.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Burlon Craig's wife help with the family pottery business?

2. How do the Wilsons get churns to sell?

3. Which of the following statements is not true about a cockfighting derby?

4. Of what does the water powered mill Burlon Craig uses to break down bottles to get pulverized glass for his glazes consist?

5. What age chickens are used in cockfighting?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Burlon Craig's collection of pottery and the increasing value of antique pottery.

2. Why do the Wilsons begin importing and reselling merchandise and what kinds of items do they import and resell?

3. Explain what buggy jugs were.

4. Why don't the Wilsons glaze much of their pottery?

5. Why do owners of game chickens remove their roosters' combs prior to the first birthday?

6. Explain the history of the sport of cockfighting.

7. Explain the difference between a derby and a tournament in the sport of cockfighting.

8. How does Louis Brown say that trains can affect pottery?

9. Why do game chickens receive such excellent care from their owners in terms of food and veterinary care?

10. Describe the unique drying system the Wilsons create.

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