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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was said would happen to a young girl that slept under a new quilt?
(a) She would marry within a year.
(b) She would dream of the one she would marry.
(c) She would soon find a large sum of money.
(d) She would be in good health for the next six months.

2. How long does it take to produce coals?
(a) Twenty minutes.
(b) Three hours.
(c) An hour.
(d) You have to check the fire periodically.

3. What was the Black Gum NOT used for?
(a) Wagon Wheels.
(b) Guitars.
(c) Toothbrushes.
(d) Bee gums.

4. What does the term 'Dressing' refer to?
(a) Smoothing surfaces of boards and beams.
(b) Painting and detailing finished works.
(c) Bandaging up wounds while working.
(d) Getting dressed.

5. How far does Mrs. Watts say they had to travel to see the car?
(a) Five Miles.
(b) Over the Mountain a far piece.
(c) She was too little to recal how far.
(d) One Mile.

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

7. When does Mrs. Lester Norton say that they changed the straw in her straw mattress?
(a) Right before flu season hits.
(b) Thrashing time each year.
(c) Whenever a new one is needed.
(d) Whenever it got flat.

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

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

10. Where is Aunt Arie's husband at the time the story is written?
(a) Off working.
(b) Dead.
(c) No one is sure.
(d) Sick in bed.

11. In what area do the people interviewed for Foxfire live?
(a) Ozark Mountains.
(b) Appalachian Mountains.
(c) Mississippi River.
(d) Kentucky Plains.

12. What does Foxfire first start out as?
(a) Oral Report.
(b) Small Newspaper.
(c) Magazine.
(d) Book Series.

13. What does Mrs. Watts say her dolls were made from?
(a) Animal Bones.
(b) Hay.
(c) Sticks.
(d) Animal Hide.

14. What had the Foxfire magazine's purpose started out being when they looked into writing about quilts?
(a) To find all patterns native to the area.
(b) To teach individuals the basics for making a quilt.
(c) To look at modern day applications for the ageless process.
(d) To learn about the history of quilting.

15. What does Wigginton suggest could be an answer to student failure?
(a) Parent Involvement.
(b) Inventive Teaching.
(c) A Hobby
(d) Pride in Thier Community.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Editor do so that the contents were not altered for the story?

2. What is the fireplace once said to have been?

3. What is Lon Reid said to still have?

4. What tool is needed for drilling holes?

5. What does Aunt Arie say she is going to make?

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