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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 Aunt Arie say she would put in if she had plenty of money?
(a) A sink.
(b) A new hog pen.
(c) A new roof.
(d) A toilet.

2. What are the Sleepers?
(a) Floor beams of the cabin.
(b) Hide-a-beds.
(c) Tools that are used to create notches.
(d) Sky-lights.

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

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

5. What were the October Beans used as a substitute for?
(a) Meat.
(b) Black eyed peas.
(c) Soup beans.
(d) Potatoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of grease does Pearl Martin say she usually likes to use in her soap, although you can use most any kind?

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

3. What kind of ashes does Pearl Martin say they typically used?

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

5. What does the syrup in Syrup Bread replace?

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