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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Vance when he leapt off a dining room table pretending to be the Incredible Hulk?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

2. About how many people live in Jackson, Kentucky, according to Vance in Chapter 1?
(a) 2,000.
(b) 6,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 4,000.

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

4. According to Vance in Chapter 1, most of the people in Jackson, Kentucky live in the mountains surrounding what highway?
(a) Highway 1.
(b) Highway 66.
(c) Highway 15.
(d) Highway 101.

5. What park does Vance describe across the street from his childhood home in Middleton?
(a) Miami Park.
(b) Jackson Park.
(c) Ogden Park.
(d) Marine Park.

Short Answer Questions

1. What percentage of white children lived in neighborhoods with poverty rates above 10% in 2000, according to Vance in Chapter 4?

2. How old was Vance when he discovered Uncle David's marijuana plant in his backyard?

3. What shopping store does Vance describe as his favorite in Middletown during his childhood?

4. When was the merger between Armco Steel and Kawasaki?

5. Who did Uncle Pet almost kill for insulting his mother?

(see the answer key)

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