View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which of her siblings did Mamaw have a falling out after the death of her mother?
(a) Mary.
(b) Rose.
(c) Betty.
(d) Anne.

2. What is the name of the author's grandfather?
(a) Jim Vance.
(b) James Ratcliff.
(c) Michael Vance.
(d) William Jackson.

3. What does Vance describe his grandmother convincing him to do for his mother in Chapter 9?
(a) Give her "clean" urine.
(b) Have her committed.
(c) Drive her to the doctor.
(d) Go to buy groceries.

4. How much weight did Vance lose during his bout with mono while in college in Chapter 11?
(a) 30 pounds.
(b) 10 pounds.
(c) 20 pounds.
(d) 15 pounds.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Vance learn that his Marine Corps unit would leave for Iraq a few months later, according to his narrative in Chapter 10?

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

3. To what region does Vance describe the Scots-Irish immigrants in America largely congregating?

4. On what day of the week did Papaw die?

5. Where did Ken live when Vance lived with him?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 213 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample