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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of businesses did Uncle Pet start up?
(a) Banking and trading.
(b) Bricklaying and roofing.
(c) Timber and construction.
(d) Railroad construction.

3. What was Mamaw's maiden name?
(a) Blanton.
(b) Jefferson.
(c) Williams.
(d) Andrews.

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

5. Who among Vance's mother's love interests does he describe as an alcoholic police officer in Chapter 1?
(a) Steve.
(b) Jay.
(c) Chip.
(d) Andy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of business did Uncle Gary establish?

2. 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.?

3. How old was Vance when his mom and stepdad moved the family to Preble County?

4. Who was Lindsay's first boyfriend at 13?

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

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