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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. What trade did Frank Moore have to learn because his family was so poor?

2. Who wrote the chapter in Foxfire 9 entitled "Foxfire--What Is It"?

3. What materials were used by Aunt Arie Carpenter in the making of most of her quilts?

4. What religion was Nola Campbell's family?

5. From what country did the Moore family emigrate in 1740?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what purpose did Flora Youngblood first learn to make baskets and from what did she make her baskets?

2. What was "milk sickness"?

3. How have fictional stories treated foxfire and other glowing plants?

4. From whom did Nola Campbell learn to make pottery?

5. How did Earl Gillespie build a successful produce business?

6. What was Nola Campbell's childhood like?

7. What does foxfire feel like and where are the best places to find it?

8. Explain what foxfire is and what makes it glow.

9. How did quilts illustrate the self-reliance and ingenuity of Appalachian women?

10. How did Flora Youngblood's father, Henry, learn herbal healing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the racial prejudice that Nola Campbell and her family experience over the years because of their Catawba Indian heritage. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Carolyn Stradley's life with Flora Youngblood's life and Nola Campbell's life.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the various strategies employed by general store owners to help their customers survive the Great Depression. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

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