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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 elementary school did Vance attend in Middletown?
(a) Smithson Elementary.
(b) Jackson Elementary.
(c) Anderson Elementary.
(d) Roosevelt Elementary.

2. What percentage of white children lived in neighborhoods with poverty rates above 10% in 2000, according to Vance in Chapter 4?
(a) 25%.
(b) 40%.
(c) 60%.
(d) 35%.

3. How old was Vance when his father gave him up for adoption?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

4. How many bedrooms were in Mamaw Blanton's house, according to Vance in Chapter 1?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

5. What is the name of Lindsay's firstborn son?
(a) Jonathan.
(b) Kameron.
(c) Paul.
(d) Jason.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who among his mother's love interests does Vance describe as a mid-life sufferer with an earring to prove it in Chapter 1?

2. How much money did Mamaw pay to get Vance a graphing calculator for his Advanced Math class in his junior year?

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

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

5. What did Vance's mother earn an associate's degree in at the local community college?

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