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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. Who was the person hired to coordinate the development of manuscripts for Foxfire Press for one year?

2. What kinds of dances were held at the Mountain City hotels in the 1930's?

3. What is Arie Meaders' educational level?

4. What career did Carrie Stewart begin at age 74?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Arie Meaders' schooling in 1912.

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

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

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

5. What training did Carrie Stewart engage in at the age of seventy-four?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the history of the sport of cockfighting and why you think it will or will not continue to be a sport in Southern Appalachia. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the unique regional characteristics that Appalachian pottery making and Appalachian pottery have developed over the years even though pottery making is not native to Appalachia. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

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