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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What did Roy Roberts, another owner of a general store, sell to the train engineers as they drove through his town?
(a) Ham.
(b) Cake.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Socks and shoes.

4. What information did quilters traditionally embroider on their quilt squares when making a friendship quilt?
(a) The name and birthdate of the recipient of the quilt.
(b) Their name and perhaps the date.
(c) The name of the recipient of the quilt.
(d) Good wishes for the recipient of the quilt.

5. Who taught Nola Campbell to make pottery?
(a) Her schoolteacher.
(b) Her mother.
(c) The Catawbas.
(d) Her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. In making a traditional fan quilt, what was considered a sign of a sloppy quilter?

2. Where did Flora Youngblood's father Henry learn herbal doctoring and faith healing?

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

4. In making a traditional fan quilt, why did the lines of stitching have to be close together?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain what foxfire is and what makes it glow.

2. What was Nola Campbell's childhood like?

3. What racial prejudice did Nola Campbell experience in her life?

4. Why did Roy Roberts build a kiln and how did the business that resulted from the building of his kiln fare?

5. How have fictional stories treated foxfire and other glowing plants?

6. What were some of the Indian superstitions Nola Campbell encountered on the Catawba reservation?

7. What was "milk sickness"?

8. Why did Nola Campbell spend part of her childhood on the Catawba Indian reservation?

9. What troubles did Irish Bill Moore have with roughriders after the Civil War?

10. How did Earl Gillespie build a successful produce business?

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