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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. Which of following is NOT a remedy for arthritis.

2. Which of these childhood illnesses was looked at in terms of faith healing?

3. What is the process of laying fruit out on trays in front of the fire called?

4. Where are many of the mountain men descended from?

5. What does Minyard Conner say the bear died of in her story?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Daniel's home and how Daniel is described.

2. Describe the joint snake.

3. What does Harley Carpenter say about faith healing?

4. Explain the reasons that mountain men hunted.

5. What is the difference between the direction given by Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Philips' method for churning butter and that of Mrs. Norton's?

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

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

8. Explain the reasons that hogs were the mountain people's main meat.

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

10. How does Taylor Crockett say that bear meat was divided up?

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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