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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 shopping store does Vance describe as his favorite in Middletown during his childhood?
(a) Costco.
(b) Kmart.
(c) Fred's.
(d) Wal-Mart.

2. Where did Vance get his first job while in high school?
(a) Piggly Wiggly grocery store.
(b) Jackson's grocery store.
(c) Dillman's grocery store.
(d) Anderson's grocery store.

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

4. What is Vance's father's name?
(a) Don Bowman.
(b) Ron Selby.
(c) Bob Hamel.
(d) William Julius Wilson.

5. Vance notes in his Introduction that William Julius Wilson, Charles Murray, and others have authored tracts demonstrating that upward mobility fell of in what decade in the U.S.?
(a) The 1950s.
(b) The 1980s.
(c) The 1960s.
(d) The 1970s.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was Vance when his mom and stepdad moved the family to Preble County?

3. How old was Vance when he leapt off a dining room table pretending to be the Incredible Hulk?

4. What profession does Vance describe Matt as having in Chapter 7?

5. Where does Vance describe his Uncle Jimmy flying him and Lindsay to visit his home in Chapter 5?

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