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

2. What kind of businesses did Uncle Pet start up?
(a) Railroad construction.
(b) Bricklaying and roofing.
(c) Timber and construction.
(d) Banking and trading.

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

4. What is the name of the author's grandfather?
(a) William Jackson.
(b) Jim Vance.
(c) Michael Vance.
(d) James Ratcliff.

5. How old was Vance when he discovered Uncle David's marijuana plant in his backyard?
(a) 7.
(b) 12.
(c) 15.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. 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.?

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

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