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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 old was Vance when he bought his first Honda Civic and was discharged from the Marine Corps?
(a) 23.
(b) 25.
(c) 26.
(d) 19.

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

3. Where did Vance's mother want him to move and live with her when he was 14, but he refused?
(a) Jackson, Missouri.
(b) Dayton, Ohio.
(c) Napa, California.
(d) Cincinnati, Ohio.

4. What does Vance describe his grandmother convincing him to do for his mother in Chapter 9?
(a) Go to buy groceries.
(b) Have her committed.
(c) Drive her to the doctor.
(d) Give her "clean" urine.

5. What score did both Vance and his sister Lindsay score on the ACE quiz that he gave his family?
(a) 1.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On what television show does Vance describe watching an episode about education in America in Chapter 8?

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

4. What did Aunt Wee score on the quiz for ACE that Vance gave her?

5. Where did Ken live when Vance lived with him?

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