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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How old was Vance when his father gave him up for adoption?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

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

5. When did Vance's grandparents (Mamaw and Papaw) marry?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1951.

Short Answer 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?

2. How did Uncle Teaberrry get his name?

3. How old was Vance when Uncle Teaberry died?

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

5. What relative was Vance smuggled into a hospital to visit on his death bed?

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