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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. What is the last thing that Mrs. Watts describes in her essay?
(a) The first time she left her home to go to the city.
(b) The first car her family ever saw.
(c) When her brother's got married.
(d) When her parents died.

2. What might happen if there wasn't a proper footing on the chimney?
(a) Animals would burrow under it.
(b) It could catch on fire.
(c) It might tilt away from the house or collapse.
(d) It wouldn't draw properly.

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

4. What year was Foxfire established?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1985.

5. What does the Watt family leave their home to do as described by Mrs. Watts?
(a) Go find a doctor.
(b) Get supplies from the store.
(c) See a car.
(d) Get a new dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the students NOT told to interview for Foxfire?

2. What are the students responsible for getting when Foxfire is first started?

3. What does Aunt Arie ask the students to do when they walk into her house for the first time?

4. What kind of vehicle drives past Mrs. Watts and her family?

5. What does Mrs. Pearl Martin say she does to clean her straw bed?

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