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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Vance when his mother attempted suicide in Preble County?
(a) 8.
(b) 11.
(c) 12.
(d) 13.

2. What television show does Vance describe as his Mamaw's favorite in Chapter 9?
(a) Alf.
(b) Mork and Mindy.
(c) Cheers.
(d) The Sopranos.

3. Where did Ken live when Vance lived with him?
(a) Middletown, Ohio.
(b) Miamisburg, Ohio.
(c) Jackson, Kentucky.
(d) Cincinnati, Ohio.

4. What percentage of white children lived in neighborhoods with poverty rates above 10% in 2000, according to Vance in Chapter 4?
(a) 40%.
(b) 25%.
(c) 60%.
(d) 35%.

5. What does Vance describe as the only restaurant in Jackson worth sitting down at for a meal in Chapter 7?
(a) Bill's Family Diner.
(b) The Pig Pit.
(c) Steak Shack.
(d) Cracker Barrel.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many bedrooms were in Mamaw Blanton's house, according to Vance in Chapter 1?

2. Where did Vance's mother want him to move and live with her when he was 14, but he refused?

3. Who among his mother's love interests does Vance describe as a mid-life sufferer with an earring to prove it in Chapter 1?

4. What does Vance describe Papaw's main hobby as in Chapter 7?

5. Who is the Middletown High School teacher who works with at-risk youth in Middletown and is quoted by Vance in Chapter 4?

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