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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 were the earliest simple mattresses called?
(a) Feather Cushions.
(b) Rope Beds.
(c) Hay Mats.
(d) Pallets.

2. When does Mrs. Algie Norton say she saw her first real mattress?
(a) When she was about ten or twelve.
(b) When she was grown.
(c) When her daughter got married.
(d) She has never seen a real mattress.

3. What is Lon Reid said to still have?
(a) His mother and father's sorghum mill.
(b) Active bee gum hives.
(c) An ox and cart.
(d) An old stihl.

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

5. How long does it take the first printing of Foxfire to sell out?
(a) One Month.
(b) Six Months.
(c) They never sell out.
(d) One Week.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two things were said to have been brought to the forests our ancestors settled in the chapter titled "Tools and Skills?"

2. What does Bill Lamb say a out the first chimney he ever built?

3. Why does Aunt Arie explain that she doesn't want to cut the eye if she can help it?

4. Why does the author, Paul Gillespie, say he is apprehensive about meeting Aunt Arie for the first time?

5. What does Mrs. Watts say her dolls were made from?

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 instructions does Aunt Arie give about making souse meat?

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

4. Describe what is explained about Chinking.

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

6. Explain how the Watt's family lived.

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

8. What do the different women interviewed have to say about making the soap?

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

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

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