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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the 1930's in Mountain City, what fruit was grown locally, sorted and boxed at a packing house near the depot?

2. Whose death made Anna Tutt's childhood even more difficult?

3. What did Anna Tutt's grandmother do for a living?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Bruce Mosley feel about racial discrimination today?

4. What are some misconceptions about folk pottery that John Burrison discusses?

5. Explain how Arie Meaders' mother cooked.

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

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

8. Explain the history of Foxfire.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the concept of oral traditions and the passing down of cultural, agricultural, and artistic knowledge from one generation to the next as illustrated in "Foxfire 8." Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the different strategies of breeding and raising chickens given in "Foxfire 8." Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the pottery and the pottery making techniques of the three production potter families, including the the Wilsons, the Hewells, and the Browns. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

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