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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 were the names of Mamaw's younger sisters?
(a) Marie and Anna.
(b) Jenna and Opal.
(c) Betty and Rose.
(d) Sarah and Anne.

2. To what region does Vance describe the Scots-Irish immigrants in America largely congregating?
(a) The Appalachian Mountain Range.
(b) The Mississippi Delta region.
(c) The Pacific Coast Mountain Range.
(d) The Rocky Mountain Range.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. According to Vance in Chapter 1, most of the people in Jackson, Kentucky live in the mountains surrounding what highway?

5. How old was Vance when Uncle Teaberry died?

(see the answer key)

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