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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Mamaw's maiden name?
(a) Blanton.
(b) Jefferson.
(c) Williams.
(d) Andrews.

2. Which of Mamaw's siblings refused to ever speak to Vance's mother after Mamaw died?
(a) Uncle Gary.
(b) Uncle Pet.
(c) Uncle Teaberry.
(d) Uncle Jimmy.

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?
(a) Bubba.
(b) Chip.
(c) Steve.
(d) Jay.

4. What did Mamaw tell Vance that there was nothing lower than when he was growing up?
(a) Being a bully.
(b) The poor stealing from the poor.
(c) Lying.
(d) Cheating on one's spouse.

5. According to Vance in Chapter 1, most of the people in Jackson, Kentucky live in the mountains surrounding what highway?
(a) Highway 1.
(b) Highway 66.
(c) Highway 101.
(d) Highway 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Vance have lunch with his sister Lindsay on the day of his orientation at Ohio State?

2. What kind of car did Papaw drive?

3. What family operated a large paper mill in Middletown dating back to the nineteenth century?

4. Who wrote the book The Truly Disadvantaged?

5. Who did Uncle Pet almost kill for insulting his mother?

(see the answer key)

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