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

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

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

4. What was the first chapter-book that Vance's mother bought him when he learned to read?
(a) Anne of Green Gables.
(b) Space Brat.
(c) The Wind in the Willows.
(d) Curious George.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the bully that Vance describes sucker-punching in the gut to defend a younger boy in Chapter 5?

3. To what region does Vance describe the Scots-Irish immigrants in America largely congregating?

4. In 1970, what percent of white children lived in a neighborhood with poverty rates above ten percent, according to Vance in Chapter 4?

5. What did Vance's mother earn an associate's degree in at the local community college?

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