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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 objective of using a kiln?

2. From what material were the Mountain City hotels constructed?

3. To where would Carrie Stewart walk barefoot in the mud as a child?

4. Which of the following statements does not describe who Allen Levy is?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did a white schoolteacher help Viola Lenoir's family when Viola was young?

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

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

5. Explain why Cheever Meaders did not use a glaze on his flowerpots but did use one on his other ware.

6. What role has religion played in Carrie Stewart's life?

7. What features do Eliot Wigginton's favorite small towns have in common?

8. What is Foxfire's mission?

9. Explain how Arie Meaders' mother cooked.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss mountain folk medicine and the home remedies mentioned in "Foxfire 8." Who usually treats the sick, a physician or a family member? Where did the Appalachians get the ingredients for their home remedies? What do Appalachian home remedies show about Appalachian culture and Appalachian life? 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 pottery techniques of the three studio potter families, including the Meaders, the Craigs, and the Smiths. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

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