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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) 25%.
(b) 35%.
(c) 40%.
(d) 60%.

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

3. Where did Vance work to save money before going to graduate school?
(a) A floor tile distribution business.
(b) An online stock trade company.
(c) A butcher shop.
(d) A bookstore.

4. When is Vance's birthday?
(a) March 1.
(b) June 30.
(c) August 2.
(d) July 7.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Uncle Teaberrry get his name?

3. What elementary school did Vance attend in Middletown?

4. How old does Vance claim to be in the memoir's Introduction?

5. What is the name of the bully that Vance describes sucker-punching in the gut to defend a younger boy in Chapter 5?

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