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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. Why is it suggested that the foundation be at least 18" high?

2. What is NOT needed for hewing?

3. What was used for bread when cornmeal and wheat could not be ground?

4. In the beginning of 'Wood,' what does the author say is the most vital factor in determining the way of life of a self-sufficient people in a particular area?

5. What was "This is the Way I was Raised Up" written on?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the last paragraph in the section titled 'Wood' say about wood and the mountain men?

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

3. Describe the Friendship Quilt.

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

9. Describe what is explained about Chinking.

10. How is Beulah's house described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

There is a lot of solitude talked about in the story.

Part 1) What does it indicate that so many of the people in the story talked about their solitude or the fact that they were cut off from the world?

Part 2) What seems to be the main reason for the solitude that people endured?

Part 3) What does it appear that the solitude gave the people?

Essay Topic 3

Mr. Wigginton tries to find a unique method to teach the students.

Part 1) Given what is told to the reader and the results in the story does it seem likely that Mr. Wigginton had a large impact on his students? Explain why or why not?

Part 2) Is it likely that this same method would work again with students today? Explain your answer.

Part 3) What does it say about Mr. Wigginton's personality that he wanted so badly to find a unique way to teach his students?

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