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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of grease does Pearl Martin say she usually likes to use in her soap, although you can use most any kind?

2. What was Eliot Wigginton's job at the time that he helped to start Foxfire?

3. What is the fireplace once said to have been?

4. What often attacked fresh chinking in chimneys?

5. What did Dan's father say to do if the limbs on the white oak droop?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What information is given in 'An Old Chair Maker Shows How?'

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

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

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

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

7. What instructions does Aunt Arie give about making souse meat?

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

9. What are the uses for wood as it is described in the first chapter of the section titled "Wood?"

10. Describe what a 'rope bed' is.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Family is often talked about in the story.

Part 1) What role does family seem to play for the majority of the people in the Foxfire Book that were interviewed? Explain.

Part 2) Is this view still widely held by people today? Explain why or why not.

Part 3) Are there any of the people in the book that didn't seem to feel the same way about family? Explain who, if any, and why.

Essay Topic 2

There are many different homes that are described in the book.

Part 1) Which home seems the most unique to you? Explain why this home stuck out for you.

Part 2) What is significant about knowing that Daniel Manous lived in a bread truck?

Part 3) Does knowing where these people live affect the reader's thoughts about the person? Explain why or why not and how.

Essay Topic 3

Part 1) Pick on person that was interviewed for the Foxfire Book to do another interview with. Which person did you pick and why?

Part 2) What subject would you be interested in finding out about that could easily fit into the Foxfire Book themes? Why did you pick that subject and how does it fit?

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