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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is said to have been the prime source of meat for the early family in the mountains?
(a) Hog.
(b) Deer.
(c) Possum.
(d) Chicken.

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

3. Why does Aunt Arie explain that she doesn't want to cut the eye if she can help it?
(a) It will give the souse meat a rancid flavor.
(b) It's bad luck.
(c) Black stuff will run out onto everything.
(d) It is sticky.

4. What does Aunt Nora Garland say she cannot heal?
(a) Bleeding.
(b) Thrush.
(c) Draw out fire.
(d) Removing warts.

5. What happens to the price of the pelt if you make a bad ear hole on a raccoon?
(a) Goes down a dollar.
(b) Goes down fifty cents.
(c) Goes down by half.
(d) Depends on the dealer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is often mixed with hog brains when being cooked?

2. Where is the art of moonshining said to have begun?

3. What does the Watt family leave their home to do as described by Mrs. Watts?

4. What two things are white oak splits traditionally used for?

5. Where are many of the mountain men descended from?

(see the answer key)

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