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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 NOT needed for hewing?
(a) Pole axe.
(b) Foot adze.
(c) Mallet.
(d) Broadaxe.

2. Why does Aunt Arie say she never left her home?
(a) She was too scared.
(b) She couldn't stand to leave her home.
(c) She felt as if someone was coming.
(d) This is where her stuff was.

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

4. What did Dan's father say to do if the limbs on the white oak droop?
(a) Let the tree stand.
(b) Avoid all trees within a twenty foot spread of that one.
(c) Take that tree.
(d) Cut off the limbs and let it be for a week.

5. What is crucial when making splits?
(a) Making clean cuts.
(b) Making each split even.
(c) Making the splits long enough.
(d) Picking the correct timber.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Wigginton explain that the information in this book was originally given to the people that were interviewed?

2. How far does Mrs. Watts say they had to travel to see the car?

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

4. What is Lon Reid said to still have?

5. What was Eliot Wigginton's job at the time that he helped to start Foxfire?

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