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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. With how many chickens should someone wanting to breed game chickens start?

2. For what type of pottery does the Brown family use molds?

3. What now runs the Smith pug mill?

4. What does Burlon Craig collect?

5. What type of kiln did Louis Brown use when he started making pottery in the 1920's and 1930's?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are gaffs and how do they apply to cockfighting?

2. Why does Clyde Gibson believe that it's up to the local sheriff of a community to decide if a cock fight can occur?

3. Since they don't advertise their business, how do the Browns get customers for their pottery?

4. Explain what buggy jugs were.

5. Why do owners of game chickens remove their roosters' combs prior to the first birthday?

6. Why do the Wilsons begin importing and reselling merchandise and what kinds of items do they import and resell?

7. Why did the Brown family business increase during World War II?

8. Why do game chickens receive such excellent care from their owners in terms of food and veterinary care?

9. What causes Norman Smith's emphysema?

10. What kinds of wares did Burlon Craig make when he first started making pottery and what kind of wares does he produce today?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the legality of cockfighting and the arguments given in "Foxfire 8" in support of this sport that involves the death of the losing chickens. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the pottery and the pottery making techniques of the three production potter families, including the the Wilsons, the Hewells, and the Browns. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

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