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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. Lake Stiles say to do with the rest of the frog after you have cut the legs off?

2. What was a dog called whose job it was to keep the hogs and cows out of the corn?

3. What kind of dog was preferred for hunting rabbit?

4. What is one of the factors that slowed the production and appeal of moonshining?

5. What does Mrs. Algie Norton say makes the best Hominy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain where the expression "That must'a had a dead hog in it" comes from.

2. Describe the joint snake.

3. What does Mrs. Andy Webb explain about her gift.

4. What does Andy Webb say is the difference between when he was younger and when he is an old man in terms of the wildlife hunted?

5. Explain the reasons that mountain men hunted.

6. Describe what kind of interviews that were done for the section on 'Planting by the Signs.'

7. In the beginning of the chapter 'Hunting Tales' what do the beginning chapters explain?

8. Describe the story of 'The Buzzard and the Dog.'

9. Explain how cracklin's are made.

10. What is Daniel's story about that he tells the students?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Part 1) Which of the articles seemed to be the most helpful as a 'how to' guide? Explain.

Part 2) Which of the articles seemed to be the least helpful as a 'how to' guide? Why?

Essay Topic 2

"White Oak Splits," "Making a Hamper out of White Oak Splits" and "Making a Basket out of White Oak Splits" were all separate articles that could have been easily grouped together.

Part 1) What were the reasons that these three articles were not put together?

Part 2) What other articles in the book could have been easily grouped together? Explain why these articles fit together.

Part 3) Would it have made the articles more or less understandable to have grouped them together? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Part 1) Explain the importance of the students that were interviewing the people.

Part 2) How would the story have been different if they had not been students but had been adult reporters of some type? Explain your point of view.

Part 3) Is there any indication in the articles that the students put pieces of their own thoughts or ideas into the stories? Support your answer and cite the places in the book where this information is found.

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