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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. According to Ethel Corn, how did Octy Mcall scare away a panther she found sitting in her open cabin window?
(a) With a pan of boiling water.
(b) By throwing a knife at the panther.
(c) With fire.
(d) By screaming loudly and banging her pots and pans.

2. During Mitch Anderson's youth, who lived in the little house that was behind the Rothell house?
(a) Sarah Elrod, the Rothell family servant.
(b) The Rothell family's eldest son and his wife.
(c) Mrs. Rothell's mother and father.
(d) Mr. Rothell's mother.

3. When Jud was seventeen, for whom did he work?
(a) The local tanner.
(b) The local preacher.
(c) A local blacksmith.
(d) The local sheriff.

4. What helped people interviewed in Foxfire 9 escape panthers when they were being pursued by these wild animals?
(a) Their hunting dogs or the rearing of their horses.
(b) They would make loud noises to scare the panthers away.
(c) They would enter a stream since panthers don't like water.
(d) They outran the panthers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the Foxfire organization document the rebuilding of the house?

2. According to Ruth Holcomb, how long did people in her youth think it would take a person to go mad after being bitten by a rabid dog?

3. What did Jud begin working on in 1934?

4. According to Ruth Holcomb, what did a bald eagle do to a baby?

5. At what specific place did Charles Phillips one day feel compelled to go pray?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What kind of medical care did D. B. Dayton receive during his childhood?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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