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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. When was Arie Meaders born?

2. What organization does the Foxfire organization plan to house in the log cabin they're restoring?

3. What does Bruce Mosley think will help racial relations?

4. What was the educational level of Viola Lenoir's grandmothers?

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 Bruce Mosley feel about racial discrimination today?

3. What role do Rabun Gap High School students play in "Foxfire" projects?

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

5. Describe Arie Meaders' schooling in 1912.

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

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

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

9. Explain the history of Foxfire.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how pottery making in the Appalachian mountains and the demand for pottery products has changed from the nineteenth century to the present day. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the depiction of education in "Foxfire 8." How educated are the majority of the interviewees? How literate are the majority of the interviewees? Is there a difference in the educational and literacy levels of the interviewees and their children and grandchildren? Why do you think the interviewees' families placed more emphasis on the learning of handicrafts and the raising of food than on book learning when the interviewees were young? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the depiction of women in "Foxfire 8." Are women in positions of leadership? What characteristics and roles are ascribed to women in the Appalachian mountain community? Do the men in the mountains treat the women as equals or do they try to dominate them? Cite at least three examples from the text to support your conclusions.

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