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

2. In what year was Bruce Mosley born?

3. What building in Mountain City 1930's has burned?

4. What was Viola Lenoir's educational level?

5. What did the Tutt family grow on their farm?

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

3. What folk remedies did Arie Meaders' family use during her childhood?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Explain the history of Foxfire.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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.

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