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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of car did Papaw drive?
(a) A Cadillac.
(b) An El Camino.
(c) A Honda Civic.
(d) A Buick.

2. When did Vance's grandparents (Mamaw and Papaw) marry?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1951.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1947.

3. How old was Vance when he leapt off a dining room table pretending to be the Incredible Hulk?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

4. Who intervened when Mamaw almost shot a man for stealing one of the family's cows?
(a) Uncle David.
(b) Uncle Pet.
(c) Uncle John.
(d) Uncle Pete.

5. What was Mamaw's dream-career, according to Vance in Chapter 9?
(a) Becoming a teacher for special needs children.
(b) Becoming a supervisor for an orphanage.
(c) Becoming a doctor.
(d) Becoming a lawyer for abused and neglected children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the holler where Mamaw was buried in the family cemetery?

2. What is the name of the author's grandfather?

3. Who did Lindsay marry after Papaw's death?

4. What does Vance describe as the only restaurant in Jackson worth sitting down at for a meal in Chapter 7?

5. What is the name of Vance's father's second wife?

(see the answer key)

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