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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue - Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Vance's grandfather (Papaw) born?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1932.

2. Vance notes in his Introduction that William Julius Wilson, Charles Murray, and others have authored tracts demonstrating that upward mobility fell of in what decade in the U.S.?
(a) The 1950s.
(b) The 1980s.
(c) The 1970s.
(d) The 1960s.

3. In what county is Jackson, Kentucky located?
(a) Clark County.
(b) Anderson County.
(c) Breathitt County.
(d) Trinity County.

4. Who did Uncle Pet almost kill for insulting his mother?
(a) Stuart.
(b) Big Red.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Little John.

5. What were the names of Mamaw's younger sisters?
(a) Betty and Rose.
(b) Marie and Anna.
(c) Sarah and Anne.
(d) Jenna and Opal.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what post-graduate institution did Vance graduate?

2. When did Vance's grandparents (Mamaw and Papaw) marry?

3. Who intervened when Mamaw almost shot a man for stealing one of the family's cows?

4. Who among Vance's mother's love interests does he describe as an alcoholic police officer in Chapter 1?

5. What is the name of the author's grandfather?

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