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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 did D. B. Dayton's family sell for extra money during his childhood?

2. When was Jud Nelson born?

3. What kind of shoes did D. B. Dayton wear in the summer as a child?

4. What was a reason people interviewed in Foxfire 9 gave for panthers entering homes?

5. In what war did James Blair, the builder of the Rothell house, serve?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of medical care did D. B. Dayton receive during his childhood?

2. How did Jud Nelson get started in the blacksmithing business?

3. How did a call to preach help Charles Phillips learn to read?

4. What happened to D. B. Dayton's mother to cripple her?

5. What object was left at Charles Phillips' funeral and how did that object help commemorate Phillips' ministry?

6. What was a madstone and how was it used to treat rabies?

7. What incident in Henry Harrison Mayes's youth led to his desire to bring the word of God to others?

8. Why did Henry Harrison Mayes once attend a strip show and what consequences arose because of his going to the show?

9. What two things could Jud Nelson's Uncle John do particularly well as a blacksmith?

10. What tales arose in the Appalachian mountains over the years about rabid dogs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the depiction of women in Foxfire 9. Are any of the women interviewed in positions of leadership? What characteristics and roles are ascribed to women in the Appalachian mountain community? Do the men in the mountains treat the women as equals or do they try to dominate them? Cite at least three examples from the text to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

The Foxfire organization's philosophy is that hands on learning and real world experience is a better educational tool than simple instruction. Discuss how the interviews in Foxfire 9 illustrate this philosophy. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the way Earl Gillespie raised and sold produce during his youth with the way his son says produce is grown and marketed today. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

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