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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 among his mother's love interests does Vance describe as a mid-life sufferer with an earring to prove it in Chapter 1?
(a) Chip.
(b) Jay.
(c) Bubba.
(d) Steve.

2. Where did Uncle Gary move to open a business?
(a) Illinois.
(b) Indiana.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) Arkansas.

3. Where did Vance work to save money before going to graduate school?
(a) An online stock trade company.
(b) A butcher shop.
(c) A bookstore.
(d) A floor tile distribution business.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From what post-graduate institution did Vance graduate?

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

3. Who among Vance's mother's love interests does he describe as an alcoholic police officer in Chapter 1?

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

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

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