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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where did Vance's mother go for drug addiction rehab after Papaw's death?
(a) The Medford Center for Addiction Treatment.
(b) The Manhattan Center for Addiction Treatment.
(c) The New Brunswick Center for Addiction Treatment.
(d) The Cincinatti Center for Addiction Treatment.

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

5. From what post-graduate institution did Vance graduate?
(a) Harvard Law School.
(b) Yale Law School.
(c) Princeton Law School.
(d) NYU School of Acting.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Vance describe the road trip from Middletown, Ohio to Jackson, Kentucky in Chapter 9?

2. According to Vance in Chapter 1, most of the people in Jackson, Kentucky live in the mountains surrounding what highway?

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

4. What is Vance's father's name?

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?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Vance describe his experiences while living with his mother and Ken in Chapter 8?

2. What are the primary reasons for the cultural decay in Appalachia that Vance describes in the Prologue?

3. What led to the migration of hillbillies from Appalachia to the Rust Belt?

4. Where does Vance describe his "home" as being in Chapter 1?

5. What were the circumstances of Mamaw and Papaw's move to Ohio?

6. How did Vance's life change once he moved in to live solely with Mamaw during his teenage years?

7. How does Vance describe the differences between Ohio and Kentucky that Mamaw and Papaw encountered after they moved?

8. How does Vance describe his experiences and observations while working at Dillman's grocery store?

9. How did Vance feel about participating with his mother in her rehabilitative activities after Papaw's death?

10. How did Vance respond when his father relinquished all parental rights? How old was he?

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