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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Rope, Straw, and Feathers are to Sleep on".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Beulah say that she has had a possum head cooked for her in her past?
(a) Because they were hungry.
(b) They wondered what it tasted like.
(c) As a reward for good behavior.
(d) Her father didn't believe in killing something for no reason.

2. Which of these methods was not a way to cure wood?
(a) Boil.
(b) Stack the Lumber Crosswise.
(c) Use Dry Kiln.
(d) Salt the Ends.

3. Which of these is NOT used as an acceptable wood for making the chairs?
(a) Maple.
(b) Ash.
(c) Pine.
(d) Oak.

4. What are the students responsible for getting when Foxfire is first started?
(a) Paper.
(b) Money.
(c) Subscribers.
(d) Photos.

5. What often attacked fresh chinking in chimneys?
(a) Birds.
(b) Wasps.
(c) Bees.
(d) Rodents.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What were many of the tools made out of that the pioneers used?

3. Why is the wood for chairs usually gathered in the winter or fall?

4. What two things are white oak splits traditionally used for?

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

(see the answer key)

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