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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Vance's grandparents (Mamaw and Papaw) marry?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1951.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1955.

2. To what region does Vance describe the Scots-Irish immigrants in America largely congregating?
(a) The Appalachian Mountain Range.
(b) The Mississippi Delta region.
(c) The Pacific Coast Mountain Range.
(d) The Rocky Mountain Range.

3. What family operated a large paper mill in Middletown dating back to the nineteenth century?
(a) The Zoro family.
(b) The Betters family.
(c) The Sorg family.
(d) The Smith family.

4. Who did Uncle Pet almost kill for insulting his mother?
(a) Stuart.
(b) Big Red.
(c) Little John.
(d) Jackson.

5. Where did Vance grow up?
(a) Middleton, Ohio.
(b) Jamestown, Ohio.
(c) Jackson, Ohio.
(d) Jackson, Mississippi.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Vance describe the road trip from Middletown, Ohio to Jackson, Kentucky in Chapter 9?

2. How much money did Mamaw pay to get Vance a graphing calculator for his Advanced Math class in his junior year?

3. With which of her siblings did Mamaw have a falling out after the death of her mother?

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

5. Who was Vance's stepfather and his eventual adoptive father?

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