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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What relative was Vance smuggled into a hospital to visit on his death bed?
(a) Uncle Tom.
(b) Uncle Teaberry.
(c) Uncle Jackson.
(d) Uncle Pet.

2. Where did Ken live when Vance lived with him?
(a) Middletown, Ohio.
(b) Cincinnati, Ohio.
(c) Miamisburg, Ohio.
(d) Jackson, Kentucky.

3. What shopping store does Vance describe as his favorite in Middletown during his childhood?
(a) Fred's.
(b) Wal-Mart.
(c) Kmart.
(d) Costco.

4. What does Vance describe as the only restaurant in Jackson worth sitting down at for a meal in Chapter 7?
(a) The Pig Pit.
(b) Cracker Barrel.
(c) Bill's Family Diner.
(d) Steak Shack.

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

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

7. What profession does Vance describe Matt as having in Chapter 7?
(a) He was a doctor.
(b) He was a policeman.
(c) He was a firefighter.
(d) He was a banker.

8. Who wrote the book The Truly Disadvantaged?
(a) William Julius Wilson.
(b) Jennifer McGuffey.
(c) Bob Hamel.
(d) Ron Selby.

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

10. How old does Vance claim to be in the memoir's Introduction?
(a) 49.
(b) 53.
(c) 31.
(d) 23.

11. What television show does Vance describe as his Mamaw's favorite in Chapter 9?
(a) The Sopranos.
(b) Mork and Mindy.
(c) Cheers.
(d) Alf.

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

13. What is the name of Vance's father's second wife?
(a) Cheryl.
(b) Anna.
(c) Stephanie.
(d) Mary.

14. How old was Vance when his mother attempted suicide in Preble County?
(a) 8.
(b) 11.
(c) 13.
(d) 12.

15. Where did Vance work to save money before going to graduate school?
(a) An online stock trade company.
(b) A butcher shop.
(c) A bookstore.
(d) A floor tile distribution business.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Vance born?

2. Where does Vance describe his Uncle Jimmy flying him and Lindsay to visit his home in Chapter 5?

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

4. In what year did ABC News run a report about Appalachian America, highlighting the problem with "Mountain Dew mouth"?

5. Vance says in Chapter 9 that his sister Lindsay once told them that above all else, their mother was what?

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