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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. Why did Nola Campbell only attend school through the fifth grade?

2. When did Nola Campbell learn how to make pottery?

3. How did Flora's family get their clothing?

4. Which of the following was not a quilt pattern traditionally made in Appalachia?

5. What were crazy quilts?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was "milk sickness"?

3. How did Bob McCall keep track of his customers' credit purchases in his general store when he couldn't read or write?

4. What domestic tasks did Flora Youngblood learn to do from her mother?

5. What was a crazy quilt?

6. What were some of the Indian superstitions Nola Campbell encountered on the Catawba reservation?

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

8. What does Clyde Hollifield think foxfire is and how does he use it to make a body of water glow?

9. What was the difference between a summer quilt and a winter quilt?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the concept of family in Foxfire 9. How important is family in a rural community? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Foxfire 9 is the last in a series of books published by Doubleday. In the future, the Foxfire organization plans to print books through its own publishing house. Discuss the Foxfire publishing house and how the titles Foxfire hopes to print through its own publishing house will differ in focus from Foxfire 9. What advantages will having their own publishing house bring to Foxfire organization? What advantages will Foxfire's publishing house bring to the Appalachian community? How will having their own publishing house further the Foxfire mission? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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