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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 did Jud's father do for a living?
(a) He was a carpenter and cotton farmer.
(b) He was a preacher.
(c) He was a banker.
(d) He was a hotel cook.

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

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) Most accounts were held by women.
(b) No accounts were held by women.
(c) All accounts were held by women.
(d) Few accounts were held by women.

4. According to the tale Ada Crone told Carol Ramey, what haunted the Roane graveyard and followed people around there?
(a) A ghost sheep.
(b) A ghost child.
(c) A light.
(d) A ghost dog.

5. What were the fascinators sold in general stores?
(a) Crocheted, triangular shawls to cover the head & shoulders.
(b) Candy made from dried apples and honey.
(c) Wooden toys for babies.
(d) Handheld mirrors.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what season of the year did most of Jud's blacksmith customers pay for the work Jud had done for them?

2. What work did Jud do with mules for many of his neighbors?

3. What kind of work did Jud do in the military?

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

5. When was the general store operated by Patton D. Queen opened?

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