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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Vance describe the road trip from Middletown, Ohio to Jackson, Kentucky in Chapter 9?
(a) 1 hour.
(b) 3 hours.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 2 hours.

2. What kind of businesses did Uncle Pet start up?
(a) Timber and construction.
(b) Bricklaying and roofing.
(c) Banking and trading.
(d) Railroad construction.

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

4. For how long had Vance's mother been sober by the time he finished eighth grade?
(a) A year.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 6 months.

5. Who intervened when Mamaw almost shot a man for stealing one of the family's cows?
(a) Uncle Pet.
(b) Uncle Pete.
(c) Uncle David.
(d) Uncle John.

6. Who was Lindsay's first boyfriend at 13?
(a) Derrick.
(b) Paul.
(c) Jack.
(d) Matt.

7. Where was Ken born?
(a) Uganda.
(b) Korea.
(c) Haiti.
(d) China.

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

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

10. Who is the Middletown High School teacher who works with at-risk youth in Middletown and is quoted by Vance in Chapter 4?
(a) Jennifer McGuffey.
(b) Bob Hamel.
(c) William Julius Wilson.
(d) Ron Selby.

11. What family operated a large paper mill in Middletown dating back to the nineteenth century?
(a) The Sorg family.
(b) The Smith family.
(c) The Betters family.
(d) The Zoro family.

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

13. What elementary school did Vance attend in Middletown?
(a) Roosevelt Elementary.
(b) Smithson Elementary.
(c) Jackson Elementary.
(d) Anderson Elementary.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money did Mamaw pay to get Vance a graphing calculator for his Advanced Math class in his junior year?

2. What is the name of the bully that Vance describes sucker-punching in the gut to defend a younger boy in Chapter 5?

3. What is the name of the author's grandfather?

4. What was the first chapter-book that Vance's mother bought him when he learned to read?

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

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