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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Vance graduate from Ohio State University?
(a) August, 2009.
(b) March, 2010.
(c) September, 2003.
(d) January, 2008.

2. What led to Mamaw's hospitalization just before her 72nd birthday?
(a) A collapsed lung.
(b) A brain aneurysm.
(c) A kidney stone.
(d) A bladder infection.

3. Who is the Middletown High School teacher who works with at-risk youth in Middletown and is quoted by Vance in Chapter 4?
(a) William Julius Wilson.
(b) Ron Selby.
(c) Jennifer McGuffey.
(d) Bob Hamel.

4. What did Mamaw tell Vance that there was nothing lower than when he was growing up?
(a) Cheating on one's spouse.
(b) Being a bully.
(c) Lying.
(d) The poor stealing from the poor.

5. When did Vance learn that his Marine Corps unit would leave for Iraq a few months later, according to his narrative in Chapter 10?
(a) January, 2005.
(b) February, 2007.
(c) January, 2006.
(d) March, 2003.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was the teacher for the honors Advanced Math class that Vance tested into in his junior year?

3. When is Vance's birthday?

4. How much weight did Vance lose during his bout with mono while in college in Chapter 11?

5. How did Uncle Teaberrry get his name?

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