View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Quilting - The Joy of My Life.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When was the fishtail pattern quilt donated to Foxfire by Aunt Arie Carpenter made?
(a) In 1950.
(b) During World War I.
(c) In the 1860s.
(d) During the Depression.

3. What did Aunt Arie call a "summer quilt"?
(a) A quilt made of linen.
(b) A quilt with flowers or the sun embroidered on it.
(c) A quilt made in the summer.
(d) A quilt with no filling or batting.

4. What did the variety of embroidery stitches used by a young woman in quilting traditionally indicate about the woman?
(a) That she was an old maid.
(b) That she was creative.
(c) That she was a hard worker.
(d) That she was a good seamstress and eligible for marriage.

5. 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) Fifty to a hundred dollars.
(d) Ten to twenty dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. How were the topics to be featured in the new series of books from Foxfire Press determined?

2. What materials were used by Aunt Arie Carpenter in the making of most of her quilts?

3. Which traditional quilt pattern was composed entirely of hexagons?

4. In making a traditional fan quilt, what was considered a sign of a sloppy quilter?

5. How did Flora's family get their clothing?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 355 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample