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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. From what material did D. B. Dayton and his family make clotheslines on which to hang their hand washed clothing during D. B.'s childhood?
(a) Rawhide.
(b) Metal chains.
(c) Telephone wires.
(d) Rope.

2. What fee did D. B. Dayton's father and D. B. himself have to pay to vote?
(a) Cab fare to the poll.
(b) Homeowner's taxes.
(c) A voting booth access fee.
(d) Poll taxes.

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

4. What did D. B. Dayton and his family eat for dinner when they picked clay peas?
(a) Catfish and turnip greens.
(b) Fried chicken and mashed potatoes.
(c) Pinto beans and cornbread.
(d) Buttermilk and baked sweet potatoes.

5. What food sweetener did Jud's father make?
(a) Honey.
(b) Sorghum syrup.
(c) Maple syrup.
(d) Cane sugar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jud's family use during his childhood to ward off flu?

2. When was the large log cabin called the Rothell house originally built?

3. When did the Foxfire organization purchase the Rothell house as a restoration project?

4. With what Indian tribe did the county in which the Rothell house was originally built make treaties to obtain the land?

5. What did Charles Phillips use stones to indicate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to D. B. Dayton's mother to cripple her?

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

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

4. What kinds of foods did D. B. Dayton and his family eat during D. B.'s childhood?

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

6. What role did the Rothell house have in the lives of local teachers?

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

8. What were some mountain superstitions reported in the chapter entitled "Haint Tales and Other Scary Stories" in Foxfire 9?

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

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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