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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Carolyn Stradley.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When someone gave Carolyn Stradley a bar of soap as a cruel joke during her youth, why did she consider it a wonderful gift?
(a) She couldn't afford soap of her own.
(b) She had never had anything but lye soap before.
(c) She received so few gifts that she valued any.
(d) It was wrapped in beautiful paper with a big red bow.

2. On what kind of beds did D. B. Dayton and his family sleep during D. B.'s childhood?
(a) Feather beds.
(b) Straw beds.
(c) They slept on the cabin floor without beds.
(d) Beds with cornshuck mattresses.

3. What kind of signs has Henry Harrison Mayes made since his youthful accident?
(a) Signs to remind humans to repent of sin and accept God.
(b) Signs advertising soda pop.
(c) Traffic signs.
(d) Signs advertising local businesses.

4. What does Mitch Anderson recall there being in front of the Rothell cabin in his youth?
(a) A large maple tree.
(b) A statue.
(c) A garden.
(d) A peony bush.

5. What did D. B. Dayton's family do with the eggs they raised on their farm?
(a) Gave them to poor families to eat.
(b) Traded them for other staples.
(c) Became chicken breeders.
(d) Sold them to chicken breeders.

Short Answer Questions

1. What work did Jud do with mules for many of his neighbors?

2. What kind of mill did Jud and his uncle build?

3. Why did Henry Harrison Mayes once attend a strip show?

4. What kind of mill did D. B. Dayton's grandfather own?

5. With what animals did a boy once pay Roy Roberts?

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