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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 did Uncle Pet almost kill for insulting his mother?
(a) Stuart.
(b) Little John.
(c) Big Red.
(d) Jackson.

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

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

4. 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) Steve.
(b) Jay.
(c) Bubba.
(d) Chip.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Vance grow up?

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

4. When does Vance describe the first wave of Scots-Irish immigrants landing in the New World in his Introduction?

5. Where did Uncle Gary move to open a business?

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