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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) 5 years older.
(b) 6 years older.
(c) 3 years older.
(d) 2 years older.

2. What card game does Vance describe frequently playing with Mamaw in Chapter 9?
(a) Texas Hold 'Em.
(b) Bridge.
(c) Go Fish.
(d) Gin rummy.

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

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

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

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

7. How old was Vance when he leapt off a dining room table pretending to be the Incredible Hulk?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

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

9. What is the name of the bully that Vance describes sucker-punching in the gut to defend a younger boy in Chapter 5?
(a) Matt.
(b) John.
(c) Paul.
(d) Chris.

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

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

12. Who did Lindsay marry after Papaw's death?
(a) Kevin.
(b) Matt.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Jason.

13. At what address does Vance describe his Mamaw's house being in Chapter 7?
(a) 213 Rockwell.
(b) 333 McKinley.
(c) 313 McKinley.
(d) 412 Anderson.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the teacher for the honors Advanced Math class that Vance tested into in his junior year?

2. How old was Vance when his father gave him up for adoption?

3. What did Mamaw tell Vance that there was nothing lower than when he was growing up?

4. What is the name of Lindsay's firstborn son?

5. Where did Vance get his first job while in high school?

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