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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old was Vance when Uncle Teaberry died?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

3. What does Vance describe the road to hell being paved with in Chapter 6?
(a) Good actions.
(b) Hope.
(c) Good intentions.
(d) Desire.

4. In what county is Jackson, Kentucky located?
(a) Clark County.
(b) Anderson County.
(c) Trinity County.
(d) Breathitt County.

5. What was the first chapter-book that Vance's mother bought him when he learned to read?
(a) Space Brat.
(b) Anne of Green Gables.
(c) Curious George.
(d) The Wind in the Willows.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Vance describe his Uncle Jimmy flying him and Lindsay to visit his home in Chapter 5?

2. When is Vance's birthday?

3. How much older is Vance's sister Lindsay than he is?

4. What kind of businesses did Uncle Pet start up?

5. Who intervened when Mamaw almost shot a man for stealing one of the family's cows?

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