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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Uncle Gary move to open a business?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Indiana.
(d) Illinois.

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

4. In 1970, what percent of white children lived in a neighborhood with poverty rates above ten percent, according to Vance in Chapter 4?
(a) 30%.
(b) 25%.
(c) 10%.
(d) 40%.

5. In what year did ABC News run a report about Appalachian America, highlighting the problem with "Mountain Dew mouth"?
(a) 2007.
(b) 2009.
(c) 2012.
(d) 2002.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Mamaw's maiden name?

2. How did Uncle Teaberrry get his name?

3. How old was Vance when his mother attempted suicide in Preble County?

4. According to Vance in Chapter 1, most of the people in Jackson, Kentucky live in the mountains surrounding what highway?

5. Where did Vance work to save money before going to graduate school?

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