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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12 - 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Marine Corps boot camp last?
(a) 13 weeks.
(b) 6 weeks.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 12 weeks.

2. What celebrity did Mamaw consider to be the embodiment of the American Dream, according to Vance in Chapter 10?
(a) Arnold Schwarzenegger.
(b) Ronald Reagan.
(c) Bill Clinton.
(d) George W. Bush.

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

4. How long does Vance describe the road trip from Middletown, Ohio to Jackson, Kentucky in Chapter 9?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 3 hours.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 1 hour.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Vance opens his Introduction by telling the reader that he finds the existence of the book itself to be what?

2. What card game does Vance describe frequently playing with Mamaw in Chapter 9?

3. When was Vance's grandfather (Papaw) born?

4. Vance says in Chapter 9 that his sister Lindsay once told them that above all else, their mother was what?

5. For how long had Vance's mother been sober by the time he finished eighth grade?

(see the answer key)

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