1. What did Roy Roberts, another owner of a general store, sell to the train engineers as they drove through his town?
(a) Ham.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Socks and shoes.
(d) Cake.

2. How did Flora's family get their clothing?
(a) Her father bought it from a catalog.
(b) Her mother sewed it.
(c) They got hand me downs from relatives.
(d) Their mother bought it at the general store.

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

4. What became confining about the format of the Foxfire series?
(a) It got too repetitive.
(b) The books were too big.
(c) It limited the presentation of the topics.
(d) It required too many interviews per book.

5. During the depression, which of the following was not a way the customers of Ed and Martha Roane could pay off their debt to the general store?
(a) Helping with the cattle.
(b) Weaving cloth.
(c) Working in the sawmill or gristmill.
(d) Working the farm or tending the gardens.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What was the name of the general store the Moore family established?

3. What remedy was used in the mountains for stings?

4. What happened to Dr. Brabson's feet after long medical trips in cold weather?

5. What did Captain Irish Bill Moore and his wife Hattie often have to battle?

(see the answer key)

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