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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. According to Ruth Holcomb, what did a bald eagle do to a baby?
(a) Stole the baby from a carriage and took it to the nest.
(b) Snatched some of the baby's hair for its nest.
(c) Adopted the baby as an eaglet and brought it worms to eat.
(d) Bit the baby's face.

2. What other business did John Moore run in addition to his general store?
(a) A tannery.
(b) A blacksmith shop.
(c) A flour mill.
(d) A coffee mill.

3. What were panthers sometimes called in the mountains of Appalachia?
(a) Painters.
(b) Monsters.
(c) Critters.
(d) Panters.

4. According to Foxfire researchers, what amount of money did most people spend in the Moore general store during the course of a year in the early days of the store's operation?
(a) One to two hundred dollars.
(b) Less than ten dollars.
(c) Ten to twenty dollars.
(d) Fifty to a hundred dollars.

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 drew pictures of the items purchased.
(b) He hired a clerk who could read and write to track his debts.
(c) He trusted his customers to remember how much they owed.
(d) He relied on his memory.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal did Ada Crone think followed her home from the circus?

2. Why did Roy Roberts build kilns?

3. Of what material was the building that housed Jud's business made?

4. 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?

5. What did Jud's father do for a living?

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