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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 did Mrs. Watts' family use to make coffee?
(a) Peanuts.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Chestnuts.
(d) Cornmeal.

2. What two things are white oak splits traditionally used for?
(a) Bottoming chairs and animal pens.
(b) Furniture and laundry baskets.
(c) Making guitars and banjos.
(d) Bottoming chairs and baskets.

3. What were many of the tools made out of that the pioneers used?
(a) Blood, sweat, and tears.
(b) Wood.
(c) Rock.
(d) Metal.

4. What does Mrs. Watts say she and her brothers received one Christmas from Santa Clause?
(a) Three pieces of candy and an orange.
(b) A candy bar and some new socks.
(c) Pig tails and a lump of coal.
(d) An apple and a bag of marbles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many copies of Foxfire are printed the very first time it is printed?

2. When does Mrs. Carrie Dillard Garrison say that that she used to make her soap?

3. What year was Foxfire established?

4. How long do the students say it took them to gather information about building the log cabin?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In the chapter entitled "Aunt Arie", what does the author suggest might be the reasons for the void between youth and the older generations which the author felt?

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

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

4. How are the instructions divided up in the chapter titled 'Building a Log Cabin?'

5. Describe what is explained about Chinking.

6. Why do the students realize that it would be impossible to give a set a blue prints for each cabin?

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

8. What does Wigginton say is part of the Foxfire magazine although proper English is not a concern?

9. How are Dutch Ovens used?

10. What is explained to the reader about picking the correct timber for making white oak splits?

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