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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Vance notes in his Introduction that William Julius Wilson, Charles Murray, and others have authored tracts demonstrating that upward mobility fell of in what decade in the U.S.?
(a) The 1960s.
(b) The 1970s.
(c) The 1950s.
(d) The 1980s.

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

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

4. About how many people live in Jackson, Kentucky, according to Vance in Chapter 1?
(a) 4,000.
(b) 2,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 6,000.

5. Who among Vance's mother's love interests does he describe as an alcoholic police officer in Chapter 1?
(a) Jay.
(b) Andy.
(c) Chip.
(d) Steve.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Vance when he discovered Uncle David's marijuana plant in his backyard?

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

3. What kind of business did Uncle Gary establish?

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

5. How old does Vance claim to be in the memoir's Introduction?

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