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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 new roof.
(b) A sink.
(c) A new hog pen.
(d) A toilet.

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

3. When does Daisy Justice say is the best time to pickle vegetables?
(a) When the moon is full.
(b) In the spring.
(c) When the moon is new.
(d) When you first hear the whipporwill.

4. What does Aunt Arie ask the students to do when they walk into her house for the first time?
(a) Gut a chicken.
(b) Kill a snake.
(c) Build a fire.
(d) Remove the eyes from a hog's head.

5. At the end of the interview what does the student say men like Lon live oblivious to?
(a) That men are on the moon.
(b) That there is anything unique about Lon's life.
(c) That there are skyscrapers covering the world.
(d) That the world has changed so much in the past 100 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ailment does Aunt Arie have according to the author?

2. What were the October Beans used as a substitute for?

3. What do the students ask about making homemade soap that makes Pearl Martin laugh?

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

5. What did the sign read when the students reached Lon Reid's property?

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