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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 the subject of the first book published by Foxfire Press?
(a) Raising hogs and chickens.
(b) Aunt Arie Carpenter.
(c) Square dancing.
(d) Making lye soap.

2. Where was Nola Campbell born?
(a) Her family's log cabin.
(b) In the back room of a general store.
(c) The Catawba Indian Reservation.
(d) A hospital.

3. How did the number of accounts held by women at the Moore's general store compare to the number of accounts held by men?
(a) Most accounts were held by women.
(b) Few accounts were held by women.
(c) No accounts were held by women.
(d) All accounts were held by women.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What did the variety of embroidery stitches used by a young woman in quilting traditionally indicate about the woman?

5. How old was Flora when she got married?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the difference between a summer quilt and a winter quilt?

2. How did Flora Youngblood's father, Henry, learn herbal healing?

3. On what occasions were quilts given for gifts?

4. What domestic tasks did Flora Youngblood learn to do from her mother?

5. What are some of the home remedies that Flora Youngblood's father, Henry, used?

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

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

8. In what way was quilting a social event for mountain women?

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

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

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