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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 Uncle Teaberry died?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

2. What kind of business did Uncle Gary establish?
(a) A roofing business.
(b) A coal mining business.
(c) A timber business.
(d) A bricklaying business.

3. What is Vance's father's name?
(a) Don Bowman.
(b) William Julius Wilson.
(c) Bob Hamel.
(d) Ron Selby.

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

5. What is the name of Vance's father's second wife?
(a) Cheryl.
(b) Mary.
(c) Stephanie.
(d) Anna.

Short Answer Questions

1. Vance notes in his Introduction that William Julius Wilson, Charles Murray, and others have authored tracts demonstrating that upward mobility fell of in what decade in the U.S.?

2. What family operated a large paper mill in Middletown dating back to the nineteenth century?

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

4. When did Vance's grandparents (Mamaw and Papaw) marry?

5. What did Mamaw tell Vance that there was nothing lower than when he was growing up?

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