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

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

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

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

5. What was the second book published by Foxfire Press?
(a) A cookbook of traditional mountain recipes.
(b) A collection of ghost stories.
(c) A book of quilt patterns.
(d) A collection of traditional mountain songs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the third book published by Foxfire Press?

2. What was the subject of the first book published by Foxfire Press?

3. What religion was Nola Campbell's family?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was "milk sickness"?

3. How did Ed and Martha Roane help their customers get through the depression?

4. On what occasions were quilts given for gifts?

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

6. What goods were sold at the Fort Hembree store operated by the Moore family and what do the ledgers of the store from the 1840s reveal about the shopping habits of the era?

7. What does foxfire feel like and where are the best places to find it?

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

9. How did Bob McCall keep track of his customers' credit purchases in his general store when he couldn't read or write?

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

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