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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Vance asserts in Chapter 11 that Mamaw had two gods, which were Jesus Christ and what?
(a) Her family.
(b) Her love of children.
(c) Her home in Kentucky.
(d) The United States of America.

2. What did Aunt Wee score on the quiz for ACE that Vance gave her?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 9.
(d) 7.

3. How much older is Vance's sister Lindsay than he is?
(a) 5 years older.
(b) 3 years older.
(c) 6 years older.
(d) 2 years older.

4. What does Vance describe as the only restaurant in Jackson worth sitting down at for a meal in Chapter 7?
(a) Bill's Family Diner.
(b) The Pig Pit.
(c) Steak Shack.
(d) Cracker Barrel.

5. Where does Vance describe Papaw having coffee with his old Armco buddies every morning in Chapter 7?
(a) McDonald's.
(b) Wendy's.
(c) Sonic.
(d) Hardee's.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what food chain (that was once his grandmother's and his favorite) does Vance describe taking a Yale friend to in Chapter 12?

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

3. When did Vance's grandparents leave Jackson, Kentucky to move north?

4. What does Vance describe the road to hell being paved with in Chapter 6?

5. How much money in earnings did Vance have when he was discharged from the Marine Corps?

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