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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Recipes for Hog".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the sign read when the students reached Lon Reid's property?
(a) No trespassing.
(b) Beware of Bees.
(c) Beware of Dogs.
(d) No revenuers.

2. 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?
(a) Natural resources.
(b) Economy.
(c) Ecosystem.
(d) Population.

3. How does Wigginton explain that the information in this book was originally given to the people that were interviewed?
(a) Passed generation to generation.
(b) People just seemed to know it.
(c) Sang about in songs.
(d) Written down in family Bibles.

4. What does Daniel live in?
(a) A broke down school bus.
(b) Abandoned bread truck.
(c) An Indian tepee.
(d) An old cargo van.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mrs. Watts' family use to make coffee?

2. What do the hogs eat that generally produce the sweetest meat?

3. What does the syrup in Syrup Bread replace?

4. What were many of the tools made out of that the pioneers used?

5. What does Wigginton say is NOT a primary concern in the magazine?

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