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

2. How long does Vance describe the road trip from Middletown, Ohio to Jackson, Kentucky in Chapter 9?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 1 hour.
(c) 3 hours.
(d) 30 minutes.

3. When is Vance's birthday?
(a) July 7.
(b) August 2.
(c) June 30.
(d) March 1.

4. Vance opens his Introduction by telling the reader that he finds the existence of the book itself to be what?
(a) Imminent.
(b) Important.
(c) Absurd.
(d) Integral.

5. What percentage of the public high school's entering freshmen will not make it to graduation in Middletown, according to Vance in Chapter 4?
(a) 20%.
(b) 10%.
(c) 25%.
(d) 15%.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Vance get his first job while in high school?

2. Who intervened when Mamaw almost shot a man for stealing one of the family's cows?

3. About how many people live in Jackson, Kentucky, according to Vance in Chapter 1?

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

5. Where does Vance describe Papaw having coffee with his old Armco buddies every morning in Chapter 7?

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