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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 1980s.
(b) The 1970s.
(c) The 1960s.
(d) The 1950s.

2. What did Vance's mother earn an associate's degree in at the local community college?
(a) Nursing.
(b) Accounting.
(c) Hairdressing.
(d) Teaching.

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

4. What is the name of the bully that Vance describes sucker-punching in the gut to defend a younger boy in Chapter 5?
(a) Chris.
(b) John.
(c) Paul.
(d) Matt.

5. How old was Vance when Uncle Teaberry died?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is Vance's birthday?

2. How old was Vance when he discovered Uncle David's marijuana plant in his backyard?

3. Where did Uncle Gary move to open a business?

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. When was Vance's grandfather (Papaw) born?

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