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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Bill Lamb say a out the first chimney he ever built?
(a) A tornado took it a week after it was built.
(b) It lasted one winter and fell appart.
(c) It took a year to build.
(d) It'd smoke apossum out'a th' house.

3. What kind of ashes does Pearl Martin say they typically used?
(a) Hickory.
(b) White Oak.
(c) Cherry.
(d) Pine.

4. What does Wigginton say is NOT a primary concern in the magazine?
(a) Communication.
(b) Historical Facts.
(c) Proper English.
(d) Heritage.

5. Where did Lon learn to make chairs?
(a) His grandfather.
(b) His father.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) He learned on his own.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wigginton suggest could be an answer to student failure?

2. What do the students say is one reason why they have asked Beulah to help them make a basket?

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

4. What was used for bread when cornmeal and wheat could not be ground?

5. What was the Black Gum NOT used for?

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