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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In what year was Flora Youngblood born?
2. What were the fascinators sold in general stores?
3. What did Nola Campbell and her sisters use as baby dolls when they were too poor to have real dolls?
4. According to Foxfire researchers, what amount of money did most people spend in the Moore general store during the course of a year in the early days of the store's operation?
5. What award was won by the first book Foxfire Press published?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did quilts illustrate the self-reliance and ingenuity of Appalachian women?
2. What was the difference between a summer quilt and a winter quilt?
3. What are some of the home remedies that Flora Youngblood's father, Henry, used?
4. Why did Roy Roberts build a kiln and how did the business that resulted from the building of his kiln fare?
5. Describe some of the quilt patterns mentioned in Foxfire 9.
6. What domestic tasks did Flora Youngblood learn to do from her mother?
7. What was a crazy quilt?
8. From whom did Nola Campbell learn to make pottery?
9. What does foxfire feel like and where are the best places to find it?
10. For what purpose did Flora Youngblood first learn to make baskets and from what did she make her baskets?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Flora Youngblood weaves baskets from honeysuckle vines. Discuss how Flora makes baskets and how basket weaving in the Appalachian mountains and the demand for baskets has changed from the nineteenth century to the present day. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the importance of quilting in Appalachia as a female social event, folk art, and practical use of old and worn clothing. Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the religious practices of Charles Phillips and Henry Harrison Mayes. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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