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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How many bedrooms were in Mamaw Blanton's house, according to Vance in Chapter 1?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

5. When was the merger between Armco Steel and Kawasaki?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1985.

6. To what region does Vance describe the Scots-Irish immigrants in America largely congregating?
(a) The Appalachian Mountain Range.
(b) The Pacific Coast Mountain Range.
(c) The Mississippi Delta region.
(d) The Rocky Mountain Range.

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

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

9. When did Vance's grandparents (Mamaw and Papaw) marry?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1947.

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

11. Vance notes in his Introduction that William Julius Wilson, Charles Murray, and others have authored tracts demonstrating that upward mobility fell of in what decade in the U.S.?
(a) The 1970s.
(b) The 1980s.
(c) The 1950s.
(d) The 1960s.

12. In what county is Jackson, Kentucky located?
(a) Clark County.
(b) Anderson County.
(c) Trinity County.
(d) Breathitt County.

13. Vance says in Chapter 9 that his sister Lindsay once told them that above all else, their mother was what?
(a) An addict.
(b) A protector.
(c) A monster.
(d) A survivor.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vance describe his grandmother convincing him to do for his mother in Chapter 9?

2. What kind of businesses did Uncle Pet start up?

3. What percentage of the public high school's entering freshmen will not make it to graduation in Middletown, according to Vance in Chapter 4?

4. On what day of the week did Papaw die?

5. Who among his mother's love interests does Vance describe as a mid-life sufferer with an earring to prove it in Chapter 1?

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