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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. What is the ethnic heritage of Viola Lenoir's grandmothers?

2. What is Albany slip?

3. What did Carrie Stewart eat for breakfast as a child?

4. Why didn't Harvey Penland's father value education and encourage Harvey to pursue his education?

5. Who is the founder of the Foxfire organization?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain the history of Foxfire.

3. Explain how Arie Meaders' mother cooked.

4. What kinds of things do Mountain City residents say they want in their community?

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

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

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

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

9. What kind of education did Viola Lenoir's grandparents have?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the concept of family in "Foxfire 8." How important is family in a rural community? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Compare and contrast the ways of conditioning a rooster for cock-fighting. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

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