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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what country did the Moore family emigrate in 1740?
(a) Italy.
(b) France.
(c) England.
(d) Ireland.

2. What was the ethnic background of Nola Campbell's mother?
(a) She was African American.
(b) She was Cherokee Indian.
(c) She was Chinese.
(d) She was Caucasian.

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

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

5. As a young girl, what did Flora learn to make from honeysuckle vines?
(a) Wreaths.
(b) A dye for wool.
(c) A healing tea.
(d) Baskets.

6. What cure was used by Annie Henry for a nosebleed?
(a) Holding ice under the nose.
(b) Tea made from dandelion greens.
(c) Holding ice on the back of the head.
(d) Letting the nose bleed on a knife and then burying the knife.

7. Who raised the sheep that produced the wool from which Edith Cannon's mother made her quilt batting?
(a) Eloy Kennedy.
(b) The Cannon's neighbors, the Roanes.
(c) Sarah Wilson.
(d) The Cannon family.

8. According to Foxfire researchers, what amount of money did most people spend in the Moore general store during the course of a year in the early days of the store's operation?
(a) Fifty to a hundred dollars.
(b) Less than ten dollars.
(c) Ten to twenty dollars.
(d) One to two hundred dollars.

9. What was the ethnic background of Nola Campbell's father?
(a) He was full Catawba Indian.
(b) He was African American.
(c) He was Caucasian.
(d) He was Japanese.

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

11. Approximately how many quilt patterns has the Foxfire organization collected over the years?
(a) A dozen.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Ten.
(d) A million.

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

13. What happened once the 99-year period for which Nola Campbell's tribe leased their land to the American government ended?
(a) The lease was renewed for another 99 years.
(b) The government returned the land to the tribe.
(c) The government kept the land without paying for it.
(d) The government bought the land.

14. Where was Nola Campbell born?
(a) A hospital.
(b) Her family's log cabin.
(c) The Catawba Indian Reservation.
(d) In the back room of a general store.

15. What was another name for the churn dash quilt pattern?
(a) The butter maker.
(b) The butter pounder.
(c) The dasher.
(d) The monkey wrench.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the customary occasion on which to give a "Dutch doll" quilt in the mountains?

2. How did the number of accounts held by women at the Moore's general store compare to the number of accounts held by men?

3. What were the fascinators sold in general stores?

4. 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?

5. Which of the following was not a stitch Aunt Arie Carpenter used in making her quilts?

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