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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tool is needed for drilling holes?
(a) Drawing knife.
(b) Mallet.
(c) Auger.
(d) Go-Devil.

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

3. What does Mrs. Harriet Echols say that she used to put in her soap to thicken up the soap?
(a) Seeds.
(b) Pieces of rope.
(c) Hair.
(d) Soft corn shucks.

4. What was NOT added to the clay to help the chinking in the chimney set up more quickly?
(a) Rice
(b) Barley
(c) Wheat
(d) Rye

5. What are Aunt Arie's stories said to be "spiced" with?
(a) Exagerations.
(b) Local gossip.
(c) Quaint Euphemisms.
(d) Lies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had the Foxfire magazine's purpose started out being when they looked into writing about quilts?

2. Hickory was a very desirable wood but what was a drawback of this wood?

3. Why is green wood put on after the fire has caught?

4. What did the sign read when the students reached Lon Reid's property?

5. What might happen if there wasn't a proper footing on the chimney?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the things that Lon is noted for doing?

2. What kind of questions do the girls ask Pearl Martin?

3. Describe what Emma Jean sees when she sits in on a quilting circle and what the women tell her about the quilting circles.

4. Describe how the article "This is the Way I was Raised Up" was written.

5. What skills and tools are told about for building a log cabin?

6. Explain why the Foxfire magazine is originally started?

7. Where do the students go to find a rope bed?

8. Explain how the Watt's family lived.

9. What are a few of the tales that are told about Chimneys from those interviewed in 'Chimney Building?'

10. Describe the Friendship Quilt.

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