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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. What trade did Frank Moore have to learn because his family was so poor?
(a) Blacksmithing.
(b) Trapping animals for fur trading.
(c) Gunsmithing.
(d) Pottery making.

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?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) A week.
(c) Nine days.
(d) A month.

3. What kind of work did Jud do in the military?
(a) He was in the infantry.
(b) Journalism for military publications.
(c) Medical work.
(d) Blacksmithing.

4. What kind of business did Jud open at age twenty-two?
(a) A general store.
(b) A carpentry business.
(c) A blacksmith shop.
(d) A candy shop.

5. In the section of Foxfire 9 entitled "The General Store," how did the illiterate general store owner keep track of outstanding debts owed to him for items his customers had purchased on credit?
(a) He hired a clerk who could read and write to track his debts.
(b) He relied on his memory.
(c) He drew pictures of the items purchased.
(d) He trusted his customers to remember how much they owed.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Ethel Corn, how did Octy Mcall scare away a panther she found sitting in her open cabin window?

2. What was a madstone?

3. What other business did John Moore run in addition to his general store?

4. When was Jud Nelson born?

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

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