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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 it suggest in the instructions that the foundation of the log cabin should be made out of?

2. What was made from the white oak splits that were made during the article 'White Oak Splits?'

3. Who are the students NOT told to interview for Foxfire?

4. What do the Friendship Quilts typically have stitched on them?

5. What is NOT included in the article 'Rope, Straw, and Feathers are to Sleep on?'

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why the Foxfire magazine is originally started?

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

3. What kind of information is to go into the Foxfire magazine?

4. Describe what a 'rope bed' is.

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Part 1) What is the author's purpose in the Foxfire Book?

Part 2) Is that purpose accomplished? Explain why or why not.

Part 3) Could this book easily be made into a continuation in current day times? Would it be popular as it was when it was originally published? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 2

There is a lot of people that talk about their lives and how proud they are of their family or other pieces of this life.

Part 1) Discuss pride and the general role that it played in the book.

Part 2) Pick three characters from the book that seemed like people that had sincere pride in their lives. Explain why you chose these three.

Part 3) Do these people seem to be boastful in their pride? Explain why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Part 1) Describe Hillard Green's character.

Part 2) Pick one word, or short phrase, to describe Hillard Green. Explain why you have chosen that word or phrase.

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