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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Henry Harrison Mayes promise God he would do if he survived the accident in his youth?
(a) Build the town a new church.
(b) Give his money to the poor.
(c) Deliver God's word.
(d) Become a physician.

2. What kind of glaze did Nola Campbell learn to put on her pottery?
(a) A glaze made of glass.
(b) Her pots are unglazed.
(c) A shellac.
(d) A thin, water-based glaze.

3. What helped people interviewed in Foxfire 9 escape panthers when they were being pursued by these wild animals?
(a) They would make loud noises to scare the panthers away.
(b) They would enter a stream since panthers don't like water.
(c) Their hunting dogs or the rearing of their horses.
(d) They outran the panthers.

4. How many children did Nola Campbell's parents have?
(a) Five.
(b) One.
(c) Seven.
(d) Ten.

5. From what profession did Henry Harrison Mayes retire?
(a) Teaching.
(b) Practicing law.
(c) Coal mining.
(d) Farming.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the third book published by Foxfire Press?

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

3. What fee did D. B. Dayton's father and D. B. himself have to pay to vote?

4. From what material did D. B. Dayton and his family make clotheslines on which to hang their hand washed clothing during D. B.'s childhood?

5. What did Jud's family use during his childhood to ward off flu?

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