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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mamaw tell Vance that there was nothing lower than when he was growing up?
(a) The poor stealing from the poor.
(b) Lying.
(c) Cheating on one's spouse.
(d) Being a bully.

2. How did Uncle Teaberrry get his name?
(a) From a type of chewing tobacco.
(b) From a kind of ointment.
(c) From a flavor of chewing gum.
(d) From a flavor of yogurt.

3. How many bedrooms were in Mamaw Blanton's house, according to Vance in Chapter 1?
(a) 1.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

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

5. How old does Vance claim to be in the memoir's Introduction?
(a) 23.
(b) 53.
(c) 49.
(d) 31.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Vance grow up?

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

4. What was Mamaw's maiden name?

5. Who intervened when Mamaw almost shot a man for stealing one of the family's cows?

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