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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Haint Tales and Other Scary Stories.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the general store operated by Ed and Martha Roane opened?
(a) In 1713.
(b) In 1959.
(c) In 1927.
(d) In 1850.

2. What did Roy Roberts, another owner of a general store, sell to the train engineers as they drove through his town?
(a) Ham.
(b) Socks and shoes.
(c) Cake.
(d) Coffee.

3. How did the number of accounts held by women at the Moore's general store compare to the number of accounts held by men?
(a) No accounts were held by women.
(b) All accounts were held by women.
(c) Most accounts were held by women.
(d) Few accounts were held by women.

4. In what season of the year did most of Jud's blacksmith customers pay for the work Jud had done for them?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Autumn.
(d) Winter.

5. What was a reason people interviewed in Foxfire 9 gave for panthers entering homes?
(a) To get warm during cold weather.
(b) To get dry during rainy weather.
(c) To follow dogs or cats indoors.
(d) Searching for food.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the depression, which of the following was not a way the customers of Ed and Martha Roane could pay off their debt to the general store?

2. According to Ruth Holcomb, how long did people in her youth think it would take a person to go mad after being bitten by a rabid dog?

3. How much did Jud pay for his first business?

4. What did other blacksmiths ride a horse ten or fifteen miles to get Jud's uncle to do for them?

5. What were the fascinators sold in general stores?

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