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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What business did Earl Gillespie operate in addition to a general store?
(a) A blacksmith shop.
(b) A dental office.
(c) A coffee mill.
(d) A gristmill.

3. When was the fishtail pattern quilt donated to Foxfire by Aunt Arie Carpenter made?
(a) During the Depression.
(b) During World War I.
(c) In the 1860s.
(d) In 1950.

4. What other business did John Moore run in addition to his general store?
(a) A blacksmith shop.
(b) A coffee mill.
(c) A tannery.
(d) A flour mill.

5. What was the customary occasion on which to give a "Dutch doll" quilt in the mountains?
(a) As a graduation gift.
(b) As a Christmas gift.
(c) As a gift for a new baby.
(d) As a wedding gift.

6. What office did Nola Campbell's husband Raymond Harris have in the tribe for three years?
(a) He was the tribe's medicine man.
(b) He was chief of the tribe.
(c) He was the tribe's police chief.
(d) He was the tribe's accountant.

7. What happened to Dr. Brabson's feet after long medical trips in cold weather?
(a) They froze to his to stirrups.
(b) They developed a rash.
(c) They became swollen and sore.
(d) They developed blisters.

8. When was the general store operated by Patton D. Queen opened?
(a) In the 1800s.
(b) In the 1700s.
(c) In the early 1900s.
(d) In the 1950s.

9. What did Captain Irish Bill Moore and his wife Hattie often have to battle?
(a) Ants that infested the general store.
(b) Competition from other stores.
(c) Roughriders or bandits.
(d) Mice that infested the general store.

10. What did Flora learn to boil honeysuckle vines with to remove the bark?
(a) Turpentine.
(b) Baking soda.
(c) Washing powder.
(d) Vinegar.

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

12. In what year was Flora Youngblood born?
(a) 1910.
(b) 1906.
(c) 1920.
(d) 1890.

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

14. What was the customary occasion on which to give a friendship quilt to someone in the Appalachian mountains in the 1890s?
(a) To commemorate the birth of a child.
(b) At their wedding.
(c) On their birthday.
(d) On their eighteenth birthday.

15. What New York publisher published the Foxfire series, of which Foxfire 9 is a part?
(a) Springer Verlach.
(b) Berkley Jove.
(c) Doubleday.
(d) Random House.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the ethnic background of Nola Campbell's father?

2. What did Aunt Arie call a "summer quilt"?

3. What was the last Foxfire book to be published under the contract with the New York Publisher?

4. What was the second book published by Foxfire Press?

5. What Appalachian photographer photographed Appalachian mountain scenes during the Depression and left a collection of photographs that Foxfire Press wants to publish?

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