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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. From what material did D. B. Dayton and his family make clotheslines on which to hang their hand washed clothing during D. B.'s childhood?
2. What helped people interviewed in Foxfire 9 escape panthers when they were being pursued by these wild animals?
3. What did D. B. Dayton's family do with the eggs they raised on their farm?
4. What did Charles Phillips use stones to indicate?
5. What product did D.B. Dayton sell that earned him enough money to build a store?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Jud Nelson's Uncle John once teach another blacksmith that blacksmiths have to pay attention to what they're doing?
2. 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?
3. What were some mountain superstitions reported in the chapter entitled "Haint Tales and Other Scary Stories" in Foxfire 9?
4. What kind of work did D. B. Dayton do for the WPA during the Depression?
5. 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?
6. What object was left at Charles Phillips' funeral and how did that object help commemorate Phillips' ministry?
7. What happened to D. B. Dayton's mother to cripple her?
8. How did a call to preach help Charles Phillips learn to read?
9. What was a madstone and how was it used to treat rabies?
10. What did D. B. Dayton's family do during his childhood to earn extra money?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the foxfire plant including what makes it glow and the mystical and magical stories about the plant and witches and elves. What does Clyde Hollifield think foxfire is? Why do you think the Foxfire organization decided to name the organization after this glowing fungus? 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 racial prejudice that Nola Campbell and her family experience over the years because of their Catawba Indian heritage. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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