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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 Charles Phillips do for a living?

2. When did Jud and his siblings receive new shoes, cheese, and soda?

3. What did Jud's family use during his childhood to ward off flu?

4. What helped people interviewed in Foxfire 9 escape panthers when they were being pursued by these wild animals?

5. Why did Henry Harrison Mayes once attend a strip show?

Short Essay Questions

1. What changes did the Rothell family make to the upstairs of their home during Mitch Anderson's youth and why did they make those changes?

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

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

4. What kind of work did D. B. Dayton do on the family farm as a child?

5. What role did the Rothell house have in the lives of local teachers?

6. At what specific place did Charles Phillips feel led to pray and how did he use pebbles to record information about the people for whom he prayed?

7. What were some mountain superstitions reported in the chapter entitled "Haint Tales and Other Scary Stories" in Foxfire 9?

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

9. What role did cotton play in Jud Nelson's family life when Jud was a boy?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the concept of the general store with a modern grocery store. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

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

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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