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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was Vance born?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1986.
(d) 1977.

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

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

4. How old was Vance when he leapt off a dining room table pretending to be the Incredible Hulk?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

5. What is Vance's father's name?
(a) William Julius Wilson.
(b) Bob Hamel.
(c) Don Bowman.
(d) Ron Selby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the author's grandfather?

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

3. What does Vance describe the road to hell being paved with in Chapter 6?

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?

5. When was Vance's grandfather (Papaw) born?

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