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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. How many copies of Foxfire are printed the very first time it is printed?
(a) A Thousand.
(b) Six Hundred.
(c) Two Hundred.
(d) They Lost Count.

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

3. Why is the wood for chairs usually gathered in the winter or fall?
(a) This is when the barks show the best woods.
(b) It is the time best for allowing the trees to set out and cure.
(c) Because this is the time of year when the trees begin to slow their growing.
(d) Because sap levels are lowest then.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Dan's father say to do if the limbs on the white oak droop?

2. What might happen if there wasn't a proper footing on the chimney?

3. What are the Sleepers?

4. Hickory was a very desirable wood but what was a drawback of this wood?

5. In the beginning of 'Wood,' what does the author say is the most vital factor in determining the way of life of a self-sufficient people in a particular area?

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