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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the general store the Moore family established?
(a) The Fort Hembree store.
(b) The Moore Grocery Store.
(c) The Rabun Gap General Store.
(d) Moore's General Store.

2. Who wrote the articles in the Foxfire series?
(a) High school students in Rabun County, Georgia.
(b) Professional authors hired by the Foxfire organization.
(c) High school teachers in Rabun County, Gerogia.
(d) College history professors.

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

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

5. How were the topics to be featured in the new series of books from Foxfire Press determined?
(a) By letting the people interviewed vote on the topics.
(b) By distributing a questionnaire to the magazine subscribers.
(c) By picking topics at random.
(d) By running a contest on the Internet.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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