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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 does Norman Smith think is the cause of his ill health?

2. What does Burlon Craig collect?

3. Which of the following is not an improvement that Louis Brown notes his new kiln has?

4. Why did Foxfire want to interview Burlon Craig?

5. What originally powered Norman Smith's mill?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Louis Brown say that trains can affect pottery?

5. Explain the difference between a derby and a tournament in the sport of cockfighting.

6. Explain the history of the sport of cockfighting.

7. Why don't the Wilsons glaze much of their pottery?

8. Discuss Burlon Craig's collection of pottery and the increasing value of antique pottery.

9. Describe the new kiln Louis Brown has built.

10. Why did the Foxfire staff want to interview Burlon Craig?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the subject of religion in "Foxfire 8." How important does religion seem to Appalachian families? 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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