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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 does Mrs. Harriet Echols say was done to clean a rope bed?

2. Which of the following is NOT a reason that someone might receive a blanket?

3. What was NOT added to the clay to help the chinking in the chimney set up more quickly?

4. Why is green wood put on after the fire has caught?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what Aunt Arie tells the students about doing things they are ashamed of?

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

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

4. Describe what a 'rope bed' is.

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Part 1) Should all of this book be considered non-fiction even though there is no proof that many of the things in the book are fact? Explain.

Part 2) What role does folklore and legends have in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Part 1) Discuss religion and the role that it played for the majority of the people interviewed.

Part 2) Why does it seem that religion was so strong a theme in each person's life?

Essay Topic 3

Law enforcement and revenuers are looked at.

Part 1) Is it likely that the law enforcement and those making moonshine were truly as friendly as the story suggests?

Part 2) Does this explanation of the relationship between local law enforcement and the moonshiners contradict or reinforce preconceived notions as to the interaction between these two groups? Explain your answer.

Part 3) What does this information reveal about the moonshiners and the law enforcement?

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