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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Remedies, Herb Doctors, and Healers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote the Introduction to Foxfire 9?
(a) Joyce Carol Oates.
(b) Elliot Wigginton.
(c) Earl Hamner.
(d) John Gresham.

2. What was the subject of the first book published by Foxfire Press?
(a) Making lye soap.
(b) Aunt Arie Carpenter.
(c) Raising hogs and chickens.
(d) Square dancing.

3. What disease did Flora Youngblood cure by saying a Bible verse and blowing in the mouth of the afflicted for three days in a row?
(a) Thrush.
(b) Ulcers.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Cancer.

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 problem arose due to the books in the Foxfire series presenting a range of topics in each volume?
(a) No single topic could be treated in depth.
(b) There were not enough interviewees for each volume.
(c) Too many photographs and drawings were needed.
(d) The number of interviews overwhelmed the staff.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Flora's mother got shot in the shoulder, what kind of poultice was applied to her wound?

2. Which of the following was not an ingredient in the home remedies listed in Foxfire 9?

3. Which of the following are not ingredients Henry Youngblood used in his herbal remedies?

4. In what year was Flora Youngblood born?

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

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