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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Vance's mother earn an associate's degree in at the local community college?
(a) Nursing.
(b) Teaching.
(c) Hairdressing.
(d) Accounting.

2. What card game does Vance describe frequently playing with Mamaw in Chapter 9?
(a) Go Fish.
(b) Bridge.
(c) Texas Hold 'Em.
(d) Gin rummy.

3. Which of her siblings did Mamaw ask for old golf clubs for Vance when he was learning to play?
(a) Uncle Bo.
(b) Uncle Gary.
(c) Uncle Jack.
(d) Uncle Pet.

4. What is the term used by psychologists to refer to when a person believes that the choices he makes have no effects on the outcome of his life?
(a) Naivete.
(b) Learned helplessnes.
(c) Post traumatic stress disorder.
(d) Victimization.

5. Where is Ohio State University located?
(a) Columbus, Ohio.
(b) Braxton, Ohio.
(c) Summerford, Ohio.
(d) Cleveland, Ohio.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Mamaw's dream-career, according to Vance in Chapter 9?

2. To what region does Vance describe the Scots-Irish immigrants in America largely congregating?

3. What does Vance describe as the only restaurant in Jackson worth sitting down at for a meal in Chapter 7?

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

5. Vance opens his Introduction by telling the reader that he finds the existence of the book itself to be what?

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