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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Vance describe his Uncle Jimmy flying him and Lindsay to visit his home in Chapter 5?
(a) Houston, Texas.
(b) Las Vegas, Nevada.
(c) Napa, California.
(d) New York, New York.

2. Who among Vance's mother's love interests does he describe as an alcoholic police officer in Chapter 1?
(a) Steve.
(b) Chip.
(c) Jay.
(d) Andy.

3. How old does Vance claim to be in the memoir's Introduction?
(a) 31.
(b) 23.
(c) 53.
(d) 49.

4. How much older is Vance's sister Lindsay than he is?
(a) 3 years older.
(b) 2 years older.
(c) 6 years older.
(d) 5 years older.

5. When did Vance's parents marry?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1983.
(d) 1981.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of businesses did Uncle Pet start up?

2. What percentage of white children lived in neighborhoods with poverty rates above 10% in 2000, according to Vance in Chapter 4?

3. What park does Vance describe across the street from his childhood home in Middleton?

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

5. Where did Vance work to save money before going to graduate school?

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