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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12 - 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Mamaw's 72nd birthday?
(a) June, 2006.
(b) April, 2005.
(c) March, 2003.
(d) February, 2007.

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

3. Who was the senator that Vance worked for at the Ohio Statehouse while attending college?
(a) Bob Schuler.
(b) Ron Selby.
(c) Bob Hamel.
(d) William Julius Wilson.

4. When was Vance's grandfather (Papaw) born?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1940.

5. 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) Jay.
(d) Steve.

Short Answer Questions

1. What month was it when Vance went into a military recruiter's office for the Marine Corps?

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

3. What card game does Vance describe frequently playing with Mamaw in Chapter 9?

4. What percentage of the public high school's entering freshmen will not make it to graduation in Middletown, according to Vance in Chapter 4?

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

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