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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What park does Vance describe across the street from his childhood home in Middleton?
(a) Marine Park.
(b) Miami Park.
(c) Ogden Park.
(d) Jackson Park.

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

3. What was Mamaw's dream-career, according to Vance in Chapter 9?
(a) Becoming a doctor.
(b) Becoming a lawyer for abused and neglected children.
(c) Becoming a teacher for special needs children.
(d) Becoming a supervisor for an orphanage.

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

5. Vance opens his Introduction by telling the reader that he finds the existence of the book itself to be what?
(a) Important.
(b) Integral.
(c) Imminent.
(d) Absurd.

6. When did Vance's parents marry?
(a) 1981.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1988.

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

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

9. How much money did Mamaw pay to get Vance a graphing calculator for his Advanced Math class in his junior year?
(a) $220.
(b) $45.
(c) $20.
(d) $180.

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

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

12. In what year did ABC News run a report about Appalachian America, highlighting the problem with "Mountain Dew mouth"?
(a) 2012.
(b) 2002.
(c) 2009.
(d) 2007.

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

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

15. What was Mamaw's maiden name?
(a) Andrews.
(b) Blanton.
(c) Jefferson.
(d) Williams.

Short Answer Questions

1. What television show does Vance describe as his Mamaw's favorite in Chapter 9?

2. Who was Vance's mother's kind old gay friend who died suddenly?

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

4. What kind of car did Papaw drive?

5. What percentage of white children lived in neighborhoods with poverty rates above 10% in 2000, according to Vance in Chapter 4?

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