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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what year was Vance born?
(a) 1986.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1984.

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

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

5. How old was Vance when Uncle Teaberry died?
(a) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

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

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

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

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

10. How old was Vance when his mother attempted suicide in Preble County?
(a) 12.
(b) 8.
(c) 11.
(d) 13.

11. What does Vance describe Papaw's main hobby as in Chapter 7?
(a) Gambling.
(b) Taxidermy.
(c) Cars.
(d) Hiking.

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

13. 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.

14. Who was Vance's stepfather and his eventual adoptive father?
(a) Bob Hamel.
(b) William Julius Wilson.
(c) Ron Selby.
(d) Don Bowman.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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.?

3. What relative was Vance smuggled into a hospital to visit on his death bed?

4. What kind of car did Papaw drive?

5. With which of her siblings did Mamaw have a falling out after the death of her mother?

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