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'''Appendix B'''
'''Appendix B'''
'''Open-Ended Questions'''
'''Open-Ended Questions'''


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• What is your earliest memory? <br>
• What is your earliest memory? <br>
• What were some of your family’s traditions?<br>
• What were some of your family’s traditions?<br>
• What was the happiest day of your life?<br>
• What was the happiest day of your life?<br>
• Tell a story your mother or father told you when you were young.
• Tell a story your mother or father told you when you were young.
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• What places have you visited?<br>
• What places have you visited?<br>
• What family heirlooms do you have?
• What family heirlooms do you have?
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• Tell about a childhood hiding place.<br>
• Tell about a childhood hiding place.<br>
• What were Sundays like when you were growing up?
• What were Sundays like when you were growing up?
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• Describe your feelings or testimony of Jesus Christ. How did you gain that knowledge?
• Describe your feelings or testimony of Jesus Christ. How did you gain that knowledge?<br>
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• What prayers have you had answered?<br>
• What prayers have you had answered?<br>
• Describe the most serious illness or accident that you have had.<br>
• Describe the most serious illness or accident that you have had.<br>
• Do you remember any of your grandparents? Any great-grandparents? What were their names? What were they like?
• Do you remember any of your grandparents? Any great-grandparents? What were their names? What were they like?
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• What were your siblings like?<br>
• What were your siblings like?<br>
• What trips or vacations do you remember?
• What trips or vacations do you remember?
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• What was your hometown like?<br>
• What was your hometown like?<br>
• What were politics like there?<br>
• What were politics like there?<br>
• How many people were in your family? Describe each family member.<br>
• How many people were in your family? Describe each family member.<br>
• What kinds of household chores did you do as a child? Which did you enjoy? Not enjoy?
• What kinds of household chores did you do as a child? Which did you enjoy? Not enjoy?
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• Tell about family traditions for holidays and birthdays.<br>
• Tell about family traditions for holidays and birthdays.<br>
• Did you belong to any clubs or social groups? What were they like?
• Did you belong to any clubs or social groups? What were they like?
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• What were your favorite childhood activities?<br>
• What were your favorite childhood activities?<br>
• Did you serve in the military? If so, where and when? What was it like?<br>
• Did you serve in the military? If so, where and when? What was it like?<br>
• What special school memories do you have? Who were your favorite teachers?
• What special school memories do you have? Who were your favorite teachers?
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• What challenges did you face as a child?<br>
• What challenges did you face as a child?<br>
• What challenges have you faced as an adult?
• What challenges have you faced as an adult?
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• How did you first meet your spouse?<br>
• How did you first meet your spouse?<br>
• How did your father spend his time?<br>
• How did your father spend his time?<br>
• How did your mother spend her time? <br>
• How did your mother spend her time? <br>
• Tell about ancestors you know about—names and dates and any stories about them.
• Tell about ancestors you know about—names and dates and any stories about them.
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