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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 business did Uncle Gary establish?
(a) A bricklaying business.
(b) A coal mining business.
(c) A roofing business.
(d) A timber business.

2. What television show does Vance describe as his Mamaw's favorite in Chapter 9?
(a) The Sopranos.
(b) Cheers.
(c) Mork and Mindy.
(d) Alf.

3. According to Vance in Chapter 1, most of the people in Jackson, Kentucky live in the mountains surrounding what highway?
(a) Highway 66.
(b) Highway 15.
(c) Highway 101.
(d) Highway 1.

4. What kind of wine does Vance describe having asked for at the elite meeting with a law agency based on its ability to be pronounced in Chapter 13?
(a) Merlot.
(b) Sauvignon blanc.
(c) Pinot gricio.
(d) Chardonnay.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to a student survey cited by Vance in Chapter 12, what percentage of Yale Law Schools students qualify as upper-middle class or higher?

2. What family operated a large paper mill in Middletown dating back to the nineteenth century?

3. Where was Ken born?

4. Where did Vance work to save money before going to graduate school?

5. With which of her siblings did Mamaw have a falling out after the death of her mother?

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