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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. On what day of the week did Papaw die?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Tuesday.

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

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

8. Who among his mother's love interests does Vance describe as a mid-life sufferer with an earring to prove it in Chapter 1?
(a) Bubba.
(b) Steve.
(c) Jay.
(d) Chip.

9. What is the name of the author's grandfather?
(a) Michael Vance.
(b) Jim Vance.
(c) James Ratcliff.
(d) William Jackson.

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

11. 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.

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

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

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

15. How old was Vance when his father gave him up for adoption?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

Short Answer 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?

2. Who is the only Republican that Papaw ever voted for in a presidential election?

3. When did Vance's parents marry?

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

5. Where did Uncle Gary move to open a business?

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