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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Haint Tales and Other Scary Stories.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Nola Campbell's sister cut off Nola's toe during their childhood, what did their mother use on the wound?
(a) Chamomile tea.
(b) Apple cider vinegar.
(c) Hydrogen peroxide.
(d) Pine resin, spiderweb, and soot.

2. According to Jennie Arrowood, how did a fiddler evade a panther after him?
(a) By outrunning the animal.
(b) By hitting the animal with a big stick.
(c) By screaming loudly and scaring the animal away.
(d) By climbing a tree & playing the fiddle to scare the panther.

3. What fruit did D. B. Dayton not know how to peel the first time he ate one?
(a) A nectarine.
(b) A papaya.
(c) A banana.
(d) A peach.

4. At what holiday would D. B. Dayton's father get drunk?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Memorial Day.
(c) Halloween.
(d) Easter.

5. Where was D. B. Dayton cared for when he developed tuberculosis as a child?
(a) At his grandparents' home.
(b) At a sanitarium.
(c) At home.
(d) At a hospital.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What broken item was left at Charles Phillips's funeral?

3. What was the subject of the first book published by Foxfire Press?

4. What did Nola Campbell and her sisters use as baby dolls when they were too poor to have real dolls?

5. In what year was Flora Youngblood born?

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