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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 bit the preacher in Daniel's story?

2. What were the October Beans used as a substitute for?

3. What do most healers claim will happen if others hear them speak the words that God has given them to speak to heal someone?

4. The number of days old the moon is at the first snow tells what?

5. What does a hunter mean when he says 'I cut him down.'?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the process of drying and why it was done.

2. 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?

3. What different processes are looked at in Preserving Vegetables?

4. Describe the way the recipes in 'Mountain Recipes' are told.

5. Describe the joint snake.

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

7. Explain how cracklin's are made.

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

9. What does Harley Carpenter say about faith healing?

10. What is explained about the remedies looked at in 'Home Remedies' before the remedies are given?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Part 1) Which of the people interviewed seemed to be the most important or to have the biggest impact on the story? Explain why you chose this person.

Part 2) Which character stood out the most in the story? Why do you think this was?

Essay Topic 2

Though certain subjects are given an entire article all to itself there are many subjects that are repeatedly looked at throughout the book.

Part 1) Name three subjects that are discussed, at least in a minor detail, throughout the book.

Part 2) Pick one of these three subjects and speculate on why it tied in to so many different areas in the book.

Part 3) Would it have been possible to have written the book without this subject? 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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