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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Soapmaking".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Hickory was a very desirable wood but what was a drawback of this wood?
(a) It splintered out easily.
(b) It was hard to work.
(c) It would bow badly in humid weather.
(d) It attracked termites.

5. What kind of vehicle drives past Mrs. Watts and her family?
(a) A Large Pickup.
(b) An Army Vehicle.
(c) An Old Jalopy.
(d) T-Model Ford.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did a chimney have to do so that it didn't smoke?

2. Which of the following is NOT a reason that someone might receive a blanket?

3. What would happen if the wood used in tight-fitting tools and other objects wasn't seasoned?

4. What does Mrs. Harriet Echols say that she used to put in her soap to thicken up the soap?

5. At the end of the interview what does the student say men like Lon live oblivious to?

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