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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Second Look At The Log Cabin.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote the chapter in Foxfire 9 entitled "Foxfire--What Is It"?
(a) Earl Hamner.
(b) John Gresham.
(c) Eliot Wigginton.
(d) Curt Haban.

2. What broken item was left at Charles Phillips's funeral?
(a) A clock.
(b) A crystal flower vase.
(c) A bottle top that belonged to an alcoholic preacher.
(d) A pocket watch.

3. How many copies of the Foxfire books have been printed?
(a) Two hundred thousand.
(b) Eighty thousand.
(c) Seven million.
(d) One million.

4. What was a madstone?
(a) A blue stone used to treat depression.
(b) A stone from a deer's stomach that was used to cure rabies.
(c) A stone thought to cure insanity in people.
(d) A white stone worn to ward off diptheria.

5. What was the customary occasion on which to give a "Dutch doll" quilt in the mountains?
(a) As a gift for a new baby.
(b) As a wedding gift.
(c) As a graduation gift.
(d) As a Christmas gift.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the customary occasion on which to give a friendship quilt to someone in the Appalachian mountains in the 1890s?

2. What would Charles Phillips do if he couldn't sleep?

3. What business did Earl Gillespie operate in addition to a general store?

4. What was the third book published by Foxfire Press?

5. What was the last Foxfire book to be published under the contract with the New York Publisher?

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