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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 amount of money does Vance describe as unreasonable as a salary in Middletown, but the salary that graduates of Yale Law School expected to earn in their first year out of school in Chapter 12?
(a) $100,000.
(b) $160,000.
(c) $120,000.
(d) $200,000.

2. Who is the Indiana Governor that Vance describes meeting briefly and as being the public figure he most admired in Chapter 13?
(a) Mitch Daniels.
(b) Bob Hamel.
(c) Ron Selby.
(d) Bob Schuler.

3. What is the name of Vance's father's second wife?
(a) Cheryl.
(b) Mary.
(c) Anna.
(d) Stephanie.

4. To what region does Vance describe the Scots-Irish immigrants in America largely congregating?
(a) The Appalachian Mountain Range.
(b) The Mississippi Delta region.
(c) The Rocky Mountain Range.
(d) The Pacific Coast Mountain Range.

5. In what year did ABC News run a report about Appalachian America, highlighting the problem with "Mountain Dew mouth"?
(a) 2002.
(b) 2012.
(c) 2009.
(d) 2007.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the journalist and opinion leader who now writes for The Atlantic that Vance worked for as a contributor on his website?

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

3. How many recruits were in Vance's Marine Corps boot camp platoon at the beginning of boot camp?

4. What color eyes does Vance describe himself as having in Chapter 14?

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

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