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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Mountain Recipes" and "Preserving Vegetables".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does it suggest in the instructions that the foundation of the log cabin should be made out of?
(a) Cured white oat logs that have been scorched to prevent termite damage.
(b) Large boulders placed at the four corners of the house and each 10 foot between.
(c) Solid rock spanning the length and width of the house.
(d) An elevated dirt floor.

2. What does Aunt Arie say she is going to make?
(a) Souse Meat.
(b) Bacon.
(c) Jerky.
(d) Sausage.

3. What kind of ashes does Pearl Martin say they typically used?
(a) Pine.
(b) White Oak.
(c) Hickory.
(d) Cherry.

4. What is Lon Reid said to still have?
(a) An ox and cart.
(b) His mother and father's sorghum mill.
(c) Active bee gum hives.
(d) An old stihl.

5. What kind of meat does Aunt Arie say she doesn't want?
(a) Rabbit
(b) Smoked
(c) Cured
(d) Sugared

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the author, Paul Gillespie, say he is apprehensive about meeting Aunt Arie for the first time?

2. What does Pearl Martin say about the coloring of homemade soap?

3. How long do the students say it took them to gather information about building the log cabin?

4. What are Aunt Arie's stories said to be "spiced" with?

5. Where did Lon learn to make chairs?

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