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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue - Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old was Vance when Uncle Teaberry died?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

3. What was Mamaw's maiden name?
(a) Blanton.
(b) Williams.
(c) Jefferson.
(d) Andrews.

4. Where did Vance grow up?
(a) Middleton, Ohio.
(b) Jackson, Ohio.
(c) Jackson, Mississippi.
(d) Jamestown, Ohio.

5. From what post-graduate institution did Vance graduate?
(a) Princeton Law School.
(b) Harvard Law School.
(c) Yale Law School.
(d) NYU School of Acting.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did ABC News run a report about Appalachian America, highlighting the problem with "Mountain Dew mouth"?

2. How many bedrooms were in Mamaw Blanton's house, according to Vance in Chapter 1?

3. To what region does Vance describe the Scots-Irish immigrants in America largely congregating?

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

5. What did Mamaw tell Vance that there was nothing lower than when he was growing up?

(see the answer key)

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