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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following was not a quilt pattern traditionally made in Appalachia?
(a) The Joseph coat of many colors.
(b) The log cabin.
(c) The spider web.
(d) The cat's paw.

2. What was the last Foxfire book to be published under the contract with the New York Publisher?
(a) Foxfire 15.
(b) Foxfire 9.
(c) Foxfire 20.
(d) Foxfire 10.

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

4. 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 castor oil poultice.
(d) A honey and egg poultice.

5. Which of the following is not a form of payment that Henry Youngblood accepted for his herbal doctoring?
(a) Barter.
(b) Money.
(c) A service.
(d) A credit card.

6. What remedy was used in the mountains for hiccups?
(a) Sulphur and molasses.
(b) Vinegar.
(c) Cold water.
(d) Turpentine and molasses.

7. What did Aunt Arie call a "summer quilt"?
(a) A quilt with no filling or batting.
(b) A quilt with flowers or the sun embroidered on it.
(c) A quilt made in the summer.
(d) A quilt made of linen.

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

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

10. What were the fascinators sold in general stores?
(a) Candy made from dried apples and honey.
(b) Handheld mirrors.
(c) Crocheted, triangular shawls to cover the head & shoulders.
(d) Wooden toys for babies.

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

12. What did the variety of embroidery stitches used by a young woman in quilting traditionally indicate about the woman?
(a) That she was a hard worker.
(b) That she was creative.
(c) That she was a good seamstress and eligible for marriage.
(d) That she was an old maid.

13. How old was Flora when she got married?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Eighteen.

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

15. What kind of quilt did Edith Cannon's mother make all six of her daughters?
(a) A Dutch doll quilt.
(b) An Irish chain quilt.
(c) A Dresden plate quilt.
(d) A drunkard's path quilt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Captain Irish Bill Moore and his wife Hattie often have to battle?

2. When was the general store operated by Patton D. Queen opened?

3. How did many of the Moore's customers pay their bills at the general store?

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

5. What kind of glaze did Nola Campbell learn to put on her pottery?

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