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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much older is Vance's sister Lindsay than he is?
(a) 2 years older.
(b) 5 years older.
(c) 3 years older.
(d) 6 years older.

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

3. Who was Vance's stepfather and his eventual adoptive father?
(a) Ron Selby.
(b) Bob Hamel.
(c) Don Bowman.
(d) William Julius Wilson.

4. What were the names of Mamaw's younger sisters?
(a) Sarah and Anne.
(b) Betty and Rose.
(c) Jenna and Opal.
(d) Marie and Anna.

5. How old was Vance when his father gave him up for adoption?
(a) 2.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

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

7. What is Vance's father's name?
(a) William Julius Wilson.
(b) Bob Hamel.
(c) Don Bowman.
(d) Ron Selby.

8. What does Vance describe the road to hell being paved with in Chapter 6?
(a) Hope.
(b) Good actions.
(c) Desire.
(d) Good intentions.

9. When did Vance's grandparents (Mamaw and Papaw) marry?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1951.

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

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

12. On what television show does Vance describe watching an episode about education in America in Chapter 8?
(a) Twin Peaks.
(b) Cheers.
(c) The West Wing.
(d) Newsroom.

13. How many bedrooms were in Mamaw Blanton's house, according to Vance in Chapter 1?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 1.

14. Where did Vance grow up?
(a) Jackson, Mississippi.
(b) Jackson, Ohio.
(c) Jamestown, Ohio.
(d) Middleton, Ohio.

15. Who was the teacher for the honors Advanced Math class that Vance tested into in his junior year?
(a) Don Bowman.
(b) Bob Hamel.
(c) Jennifer McGuffey.
(d) Ron Selby.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Vance when Papaw died?

2. Who intervened when Mamaw almost shot a man for stealing one of the family's cows?

3. What does Vance describe as the only restaurant in Jackson worth sitting down at for a meal in Chapter 7?

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

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