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

2. What was Mamaw's maiden name?
(a) Andrews.
(b) Blanton.
(c) Williams.
(d) Jefferson.

3. Who intervened when Mamaw almost shot a man for stealing one of the family's cows?
(a) Uncle Pete.
(b) Uncle David.
(c) Uncle John.
(d) Uncle Pet.

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

5. When was Vance's grandfather (Papaw) born?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1929.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what county is Jackson, Kentucky located?

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

3. About how many people live in Jackson, Kentucky, according to Vance in Chapter 1?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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