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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 walnut poultice.
(d) A sulphur and molasses poultice.

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

4. What was the third book published by Foxfire Press?
(a) A book on gunsmithing.
(b) A book of herbal remedies.
(c) A Baptist hymnal.
(d) A book of mountain toys and games.

5. When Foxfire 9 was published, how many years had the Foxfire organization been in the Rabun County schools?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Eight.
(c) Ten.
(d) Twelve.

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

7. In making a traditional fan quilt, why did the lines of stitching have to be close together?
(a) To look like embroidery.
(b) To hold the fan appliques onto the quilt squares.
(c) To hold the cotton padding in place.
(d) To outline the fan shape.

8. With what animals did a boy once pay Roy Roberts?
(a) Possums.
(b) Skunks.
(c) Bears.
(d) Foxes.

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

10. How many copies of the Foxfire books have been printed?
(a) One million.
(b) Seven million.
(c) Eighty thousand.
(d) Two hundred thousand.

11. Who wrote the Introduction to Foxfire 9?
(a) Joyce Carol Oates.
(b) John Gresham.
(c) Elliot Wigginton.
(d) Earl Hamner.

12. What remedy was used in the mountains for constipation?
(a) Honey.
(b) Castor oil.
(c) Butcher's bloom tea.
(d) Chamomile tea.

13. What problem arose due to the books in the Foxfire series presenting a range of topics in each volume?
(a) Too many photographs and drawings were needed.
(b) No single topic could be treated in depth.
(c) The number of interviews overwhelmed the staff.
(d) There were not enough interviewees for each volume.

14. Why did Nola Campbell's mother move the family off the reservation when Nola's father died?
(a) To attend college.
(b) To send the children to a new school.
(c) To be near her parents and siblings.
(d) To work on a nearby farm.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of work did Nola Campbell do at age 6?

2. With what have glowing plants like foxfire been associated over the ages?

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

4. How much education did Frank Moore receive?

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

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