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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1970, what percent of white children lived in a neighborhood with poverty rates above ten percent, according to Vance in Chapter 4?
(a) 40%.
(b) 25%.
(c) 10%.
(d) 30%.

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

3. How did Uncle Teaberrry get his name?
(a) From a flavor of yogurt.
(b) From a type of chewing tobacco.
(c) From a flavor of chewing gum.
(d) From a kind of ointment.

4. Vance says in Chapter 9 that his sister Lindsay once told them that above all else, their mother was what?
(a) A survivor.
(b) A monster.
(c) An addict.
(d) A protector.

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

6. Where did Vance get his first job while in high school?
(a) Jackson's grocery store.
(b) Piggly Wiggly grocery store.
(c) Dillman's grocery store.
(d) Anderson's grocery store.

7. Where does Vance describe Papaw having coffee with his old Armco buddies every morning in Chapter 7?
(a) Hardee's.
(b) McDonald's.
(c) Sonic.
(d) Wendy's.

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

9. What kind of car did Papaw drive?
(a) A Cadillac.
(b) A Honda Civic.
(c) An El Camino.
(d) A Buick.

10. What does Vance describe Papaw teaching him to do during his childhood in Chapter 7?
(a) Shoot a BB gun.
(b) Ice skate.
(c) Ski.
(d) Play baseball.

11. When did Vance's grandparents leave Jackson, Kentucky to move north?
(a) The early 1960s.
(b) The late 1970s.
(c) The late 1950s.
(d) The late 1940s.

12. When does Vance describe the first wave of Scots-Irish immigrants landing in the New World in his Introduction?
(a) The 16th century.
(b) The 18th century.
(c) The 17th century.
(d) The 19th century.

13. How old was Vance when Papaw died?
(a) 16.
(b) 10.
(c) 13.
(d) 9.

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

15. Who was Vance's mother's kind old gay friend who died suddenly?
(a) Paul.
(b) Matt.
(c) Scott.
(d) Jack.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What musician does Vance describe Papaw listening to continuously on repeat in Chapter 7?

3. How old was Vance when he leapt off a dining room table pretending to be the Incredible Hulk?

4. In what county is Jackson, Kentucky located?

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

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