1. Why have reviewers stopped reviewing the new books in the Foxfire series?
(a) They think the series is too old-fashioned.
(b) They think the series has received too much publicity.
(c) They can find little new to say about the series.
(d) They hate the series.

2. What was the third book published by Foxfire Press?
(a) A book on gunsmithing.
(b) A Baptist hymnal.
(c) A book of herbal remedies.
(d) A book of mountain toys and games.

3. When Flora's mother got shot in the shoulder, what kind of poultice was applied to her wound?
(a) A honey and egg poultice.
(b) A sulphur and molasses poultice.
(c) A castor oil poultice.
(d) A walnut poultice.

4. What award was won by the first book Foxfire Press published?
(a) A Pulitzer Prize.
(b) A Christopher award.
(c) A Caldecott Medal.
(d) A Nebula.

5. What was the last Foxfire book to be published under the contract with the New York Publisher?
(a) Foxfire 10.
(b) Foxfire 20.
(c) Foxfire 15.
(d) Foxfire 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Appalachian photographer photographed Appalachian mountain scenes during the Depression and left a collection of photographs that Foxfire Press wants to publish?

2. What remedy was used in the mountains for constipation?

3. As a young girl, what did Flora learn to make from honeysuckle vines?

4. How many copies of the Foxfire books have been printed?

5. What New York publisher published the Foxfire series, of which Foxfire 9 is a part?

(see the answer key)

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