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

2. What did Charles Phillips believe it meant when he couldn't sleep?
(a) That he was developing a cold or flu.
(b) That someone needed his prayers at that moment.
(c) That someone he loved was in danger.
(d) That he was tense about something.

3. Which of the following activities was not attributed to panthers in Foxfire 9?
(a) Chasing a midwife as she traveled home.
(b) Sleeping in a henhouse.
(c) Chasing a woman on horseback.
(d) Stealing and eating babies.

4. What kind of accident was Henry Harrison Mayes involved in when he was a young man?
(a) A mining accident.
(b) An automobile accident.
(c) A train accident.
(d) A hunting accident.

5. Why did Henry Harrison Mayes set a goal to put signs on other planets?
(a) He believes it's his divine mission.
(b) He always wanted to be an astronaut.
(c) He believes this planet will be used up soon.
(d) He once saw a UFO.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did the Rothell family get hot water?

3. What was a madstone?

4. What animal did Ada Crone think followed her home from the circus?

5. What was a reason people interviewed in Foxfire 9 gave for panthers entering homes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What tales arose in the Appalachian mountains over the years about rabid dogs?

2. What home remedies were used in Jud Nelson's youth to ward off the flu?

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

4. What did D. B. Dayton's family do during his childhood to earn extra money?

5. In what ways was the Rothell home a gathering place for people in the community?

6. At what specific place did Charles Phillips feel led to pray and how did he use pebbles to record information about the people for whom he prayed?

7. 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?

8. What object was left at Charles Phillips' funeral and how did that object help commemorate Phillips' ministry?

9. What role did cotton play in Jud Nelson's family life when Jud was a boy?

10. 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?

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