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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What Appalachian photographer photographed Appalachian mountain scenes during the Depression and left a collection of photographs that Foxfire Press wants to publish?
(a) Amos McGee.
(b) R. A. Romanes.
(c) Horace Jamison.
(d) Tom Whitfield.

4. How old was Nola Campbell when her father died?
(a) Ten.
(b) Forty.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Twelve.

5. 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.

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

7. For what potentially fatal disease did Dr. Brabson develop a cure?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Measles.
(c) Diptheria.
(d) Milk sickness.

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

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

10. In making a traditional fan quilt, what was considered a sign of a sloppy quilter?
(a) Uneven fans.
(b) Using thread and fabric that didn't match each other in color.
(c) Making big, far-apart lines of stitching.
(d) Uneven quilt squares.

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

12. How were the topics to be featured in the new series of books from Foxfire Press determined?
(a) By letting the people interviewed vote on the topics.
(b) By running a contest on the Internet.
(c) By picking topics at random.
(d) By distributing a questionnaire to the magazine subscribers.

13. What Christmas gifts did Nola Campbell receive as a child?
(a) Apples, raisins, and a few pennies.
(b) New dresses and a coat.
(c) Toys.
(d) New shoes, fruit, and nuts.

14. What oral history play was published by Foxfire Press?
(a) Georgia's Finest Family.
(b) Mountaineers Majestic.
(c) The Story of David.
(d) Cabbagetown, Three Women.

15. Why did Nola Campbell only attend school through the fifth grade?
(a) Indians weren't allowed to go further in school.
(b) She got ill and had to stay home.
(c) Her parents didn't believe in formal education for girls.
(d) She had to work to support her family.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children did Nola Campbell's parents have?

2. In what year was Flora Youngblood born?

3. When Nola Campbell's sister cut off Nola's toe during their childhood, what did their mother use on the wound?

4. Which of the following was not a quilt pattern traditionally made in Appalachia?

5. Who raised the sheep that produced the wool from which Edith Cannon's mother made her quilt batting?

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