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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 broken item was left at Charles Phillips's funeral?
2. What did Jud Nelson's uncle do for a living?
3. Where was D. B. Dayton cared for when he developed tuberculosis as a child?
4. According to Ethel Corn, how did Octy Mcall scare away a panther she found sitting in her open cabin window?
5. What did other blacksmiths ride a horse ten or fifteen miles to get Jud's uncle to do for them?
Short Essay Questions
1. What unique ministry did Henry Harrison Mayes develop for bringing the word of God to others?
2. In what ways was the Rothell home a gathering place for people in the community?
3. What kind of work did D. B. Dayton do on the family farm as a child?
4. What tales arose over the years about panthers in the wild of the Appalachian mountains and how did dogs and horses help mountaineers escape panther attacks?
5. What were some mountain superstitions reported in the chapter entitled "Haint Tales and Other Scary Stories" in Foxfire 9?
6. How did Jud Nelson's Uncle John once teach another blacksmith that blacksmiths have to pay attention to what they're doing?
7. What role did the Rothell house have in the lives of local teachers?
8. What did D. B. Dayton's family do during his childhood to earn extra money?
9. What kind of work did D. B. Dayton do for the WPA during the Depression?
10. What role did cotton play in Jud Nelson's family life when Jud was a boy?
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
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 3
Discuss the concept of oral traditions and the oral passing down of cultural, agricultural, and artistic knowledge from one generation to the next as illustrated in Foxfire 9. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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