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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. Why is green wood put on after the fire has caught?
(a) It gives off more heat and lasts longer.
(b) It was easier to find.
(c) It gives the food a better taste.
(d) It saves the seasoned wood.

2. What is done to the Dutch Oven before cooking with it?
(a) Dry scrubbed.
(b) Greased heavily.
(c) Washed.
(d) Preheated.

3. What was "This is the Way I was Raised Up" written on?
(a) Back of the People Magazine.
(b) Cardboard Box.
(c) Small piece of paper.
(d) Tissue.

4. What does Mrs. Harriet Echols say was done to clean a rope bed?
(a) They never needed cleaning.
(b) The rope was replaced every two to five years.
(c) There was new material laid over the rope frame when needed.
(d) The rope was boiled every spring.

5. What kind of grease does Pearl Martin say she usually likes to use in her soap, although you can use most any kind?
(a) Hog grease.
(b) Mutton tallow.
(c) Chicken grease.
(d) Whatever she has on hand.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was said would happen to a young girl that slept under a new quilt?

2. Where did Lon learn to make chairs?

3. What does Mrs. Watts say was their reaction to the gifts that Santa Clause had left them?

4. What does Aunt Arie say she will do with the eyes?

5. What happened to the once plentiful Chestnut trees?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why the Foxfire magazine is originally started?

2. Describe what a 'rope bed' is.

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

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

5. How does Mrs. Watts describe Christmas and the children's reactions to their gifts?

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

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

8. 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?

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

10. How are the mallet and maul described in 'Tools and Skills.'

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