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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 Jud Nelson born?
(a) In 1800.
(b) In 1913.
(c) In 1890.
(d) In 1900.

2. According to Jennie Arrowood, how did a fiddler evade a panther after him?
(a) By climbing a tree & playing the fiddle to scare the panther.
(b) By hitting the animal with a big stick.
(c) By outrunning the animal.
(d) By screaming loudly and scaring the animal away.

3. What did Jud's family use during his childhood to ward off flu?
(a) Honey and turpentine.
(b) A mixture of sorghum and sulfur.
(c) Epsom salts.
(d) Castor oil.

4. Why did Roy Roberts build kilns?
(a) To bake bread.
(b) To make charcoal.
(c) To burn coal.
(d) To make pottery.

5. What business did Earl Gillespie operate in addition to a general store?
(a) A dental office.
(b) A coffee mill.
(c) A blacksmith shop.
(d) A gristmill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jud Nelson's uncle do for a living?

2. How much education did Frank Moore receive?

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

4. What were panthers sometimes called in the mountains of Appalachia?

5. What was the name of the general store the Moore family established?

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