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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 New York publisher published the Foxfire series, of which Foxfire 9 is a part?
2. What did Roy Roberts, another owner of a general store, sell to the train engineers as they drove through his town?
3. What was the last Foxfire book to be published under the contract with the New York Publisher?
4. What Appalachian photographer photographed Appalachian mountain scenes during the Depression and left a collection of photographs that Foxfire Press wants to publish?
5. Which of the following was not an ingredient in the home remedies listed in Foxfire 9?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was Nola Campbell's childhood like?
2. Explain what foxfire is and what makes it glow.
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 was the difference between a summer quilt and a winter quilt?
5. What are some of the home remedies that Flora Youngblood's father, Henry, used?
6. How did Flora Youngblood's father, Henry, learn herbal healing?
7. How did quilts illustrate the self-reliance and ingenuity of Appalachian women?
8. Why did Roy Roberts build a kiln and how did the business that resulted from the building of his kiln fare?
9. What were some of the unusual features of Nola Campbell's pottery?
10. What troubles did Irish Bill Moore have with roughriders after the Civil War?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the theme of self-reliance or self-sufficiency in Foxfire 9. How is this theme illustrated in the lives of D. B. Dayton, Jud Nelson, and Carolyn Stradley? Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the herbal remedies and folk medicine practices mentioned in Foxfire 9. What do Appalachian home remedies reveal about Appalachian culture and Appalachian life? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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