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

2. Who does Clyde Gibson say decides if a chicken fight can occur?
(a) The local sheriff.
(b) Local chicken owners.
(c) The local mayor.
(d) The local animal humane society.

3. Which of the following is not an improvement that Louis Brown notes his new kiln has?
(a) Firebrick lining.
(b) Expansion bands.
(c) It's water-powered, which will be cheaper than wood fuel.
(d) Increased insulation.

4. Which of the following states describes the drying system that the Wilsons invented?
(a) Lunar heat dries the pots in an outdoor setting.
(b) A coal fire dries the pots.
(c) Solar heat dries the pots in an indoor setting.
(d) Kiln heat flows through pipes to the pottery drying room.

5. Which of the following is a foreign country mentioned in "Foxfire 8" as a country in which cockfighting is practiced?
(a) El Salvador.
(b) The Philippines.
(c) Africa.
(d) Guatemala.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not a chicken breed?

2. What now runs the Smith pug mill?

3. What is a cockfighting tournament?

4. For what time consuming pottery is Burlon Craig also known?

5. What is the only kind of glaze that the Brown family uses on their pottery?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the unique drying system the Wilsons create.

2. How do chicken breeds differ from one another?

3. What are gaffs and how do they apply to cockfighting?

4. What causes Norman Smith's emphysema?

5. Describe the new kiln Louis Brown has built.

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

7. Explain the history of the sport of cockfighting.

8. Why did the Foxfire staff want to interview Burlon Craig?

9. Explain what buggy jugs were.

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

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