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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 - 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What elementary school did Vance attend in Middletown?
(a) Anderson Elementary.
(b) Jackson Elementary.
(c) Roosevelt Elementary.
(d) Smithson Elementary.

2. How much money did Mamaw pay to get Vance a graphing calculator for his Advanced Math class in his junior year?
(a) $45.
(b) $180.
(c) $220.
(d) $20.

3. Who was Vance's mother's kind old gay friend who died suddenly?
(a) Jack.
(b) Paul.
(c) Matt.
(d) Scott.

4. Where did Uncle Gary move to open a business?
(a) Illinois.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) Indiana.

5. Who is the Middletown High School teacher who works with at-risk youth in Middletown and is quoted by Vance in Chapter 4?
(a) Ron Selby.
(b) William Julius Wilson.
(c) Jennifer McGuffey.
(d) Bob Hamel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Mamaw's maiden name?

2. What television show does Vance describe as his Mamaw's favorite in Chapter 9?

3. What kind of business did Uncle Gary establish?

4. What does Vance describe Papaw teaching him to do during his childhood in Chapter 7?

5. Vance says in Chapter 9 that his sister Lindsay once told them that above all else, their mother was what?

(see the answer key)

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