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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "White Oak Splits," "Making a Hamper out of White Oak Splits" and "Making a Basket out of White Oak Splits".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Aunt Arie say she will do with the eyes?
(a) Throw them away.
(b) Put them in a soup.
(c) Grind them up in the sausage.
(d) Use them to make jelly.

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

4. How do the authors say they have written down the information on building a log cabin?
(a) As a blue print.
(b) With detailed explanations.
(c) As a set of instructions.
(d) As a easily understood story.

5. What did Mrs. Watts' family use to make coffee?
(a) Chestnuts.
(b) Cornmeal.
(c) Peanuts.
(d) Potatoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Aunt Arie tells the students not to do anything that they wouldn't want WHO to know?

2. What was made from the white oak splits that were made during the article 'White Oak Splits?'

3. Where is Aunt Arie's husband at the time the story is written?

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

5. What is said to be just as important as the tools?

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