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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. When did Charles Phillips learn to read?
(a) In 1956 when he was called by God to serve as a preacher.
(b) In 1960 after he married a woman who could read.
(c) As a young boy in school.
(d) In his fifties thanks to a literacy tutor.

2. What happened after Henry Harrison Mayes attended the strip show?
(a) He was arrested when the show was raised by police.
(b) The people in the strip show repented & joined his church.
(c) His church questioned his actions and he left the church.
(d) He fell in love with one of the women in the show.

3. What did Jud's father do for a living?
(a) He was a preacher.
(b) He was a carpenter and cotton farmer.
(c) He was a hotel cook.
(d) He was a banker.

4. What product did D.B. Dayton sell that earned him enough money to build a store?
(a) Timber.
(b) Fish.
(c) Produce.
(d) Hogs.

5. What home remedies did D. B. Dayton's family use for illnesses?
(a) Chamomile tea and ginseng.
(b) Sulfur, molasses, and alum.
(c) Turpentine, castor oil, salts, and soot.
(d) Honey and dandelion greens.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Ethel Corn, how did Octy Mcall scare away a panther she found sitting in her open cabin window?

2. What did Henry Harrison Mayes promise God he would do if he survived the accident in his youth?

3. What helped people interviewed in Foxfire 9 escape panthers when they were being pursued by these wild animals?

4. Why did Henry Harrison Mayes once attend a strip show?

5. What work did Jud's wife Jenny do before she married?

Short Essay Questions

1. What two things could Jud Nelson's Uncle John do particularly well as a blacksmith?

2. What was a madstone and how was it used to treat rabies?

3. How did a call to preach help Charles Phillips learn to read?

4. What kind of work did D. B. Dayton do for the WPA during the Depression?

5. How did the Foxfire organization get the Rothell cabin from its original location to Mountain City and why did the organization not complete its restoration of the cabin?

6. What kind of syrup did Jud Nelson's father and uncles make and for what was the syrup used during Jud's youth?

7. How did Jud Nelson's Uncle John once teach another blacksmith that blacksmiths have to pay attention to what they're doing?

8. What tales arose over the years about panthers in the wild of the Appalachian mountains and how did dogs and horses help mountaineers escape panther attacks?

9. What changes did the Rothell family make to the upstairs of their home during Mitch Anderson's youth and why did they make those changes?

10. How did Jud Nelson get started in the blacksmithing business?

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