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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15 - Conclusion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the Middletown High School teacher who works with at-risk youth in Middletown and is quoted by Vance in Chapter 4?
(a) Bob Hamel.
(b) Ron Selby.
(c) William Julius Wilson.
(d) Jennifer McGuffey.

2. Where did Papaw install a secret phone line for Vance and his sister so that they could call Mamaw and Papaw when they needed to?
(a) In the bottom of a toybox.
(b) In the back of Lindsay's closet.
(c) In a kitchen cupboard.
(d) In a bathroom closet.

3. Where did Vance's mother want him to move and live with her when he was 14, but he refused?
(a) Cincinnati, Ohio.
(b) Napa, California.
(c) Dayton, Ohio.
(d) Jackson, Missouri.

4. From what post-graduate institution did Vance graduate?
(a) Princeton Law School.
(b) NYU School of Acting.
(c) Yale Law School.
(d) Harvard Law School.

5. Where did Vance move with his wife after their one-year clerkships to build a home?
(a) Napa, California.
(b) Lexington, Kentucky.
(c) Cleveland, Ohio.
(d) Cincinnati, Ohio.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vance describe Papaw teaching him to do during his childhood in Chapter 7?

2. What word does Vance describe an elite acquaintance using in a sentence that made Vance want to scream in the Conclusion?

3. Why was Gail largely excommunicated from her family?

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

5. What is the name of the author's grandfather?

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