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

2. What do the students say that quilting patterns are like?
(a) Rumors.
(b) Folk lore and legends.
(c) Family stories.
(d) Ballads.

3. Why is it suggested that the foundation be at least 18" high?
(a) Termites won't go any higher than 18"
(b) No one is sure.
(c) To be well above the water satuation point.
(d) To prevent small animals from entering the house.

4. What does Mrs. Watts say her brothers used pine to build?
(a) Wagon.
(b) Bows and Arrows.
(c) Bikes.
(d) Sled.

5. Aunt Arie tells the students not to do anything that they wouldn't want WHO to know?
(a) Yarn Pastor.
(b) God.
(c) Mommy and Poppy.
(d) Grams.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When does Mrs. Lester Norton say that they changed the straw in her straw mattress?

3. What does Aunt Arie say she would put in if she had plenty of money?

4. How long does it take the first printing of Foxfire to sell out?

5. What does Wigginton suggest could be an answer to student failure?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain how the Watt's family lived.

3. Describe what is explained about Chinking.

4. What are the students responsible for doing for the magazine?

5. What does Aunt Arie tell the students about her parents?

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

7. Describe the events that surround the first time Mrs. Watts sees a car.

8. How are Dutch Ovens used?

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

10. Describe the differences between using the fire in the winter and in the warmer months.

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