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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. On what television show does Vance describe watching an episode about education in America in Chapter 8?
(a) Newsroom.
(b) Twin Peaks.
(c) Cheers.
(d) The West Wing.

2. 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.

3. What does Vance describe as the only restaurant in Jackson worth sitting down at for a meal in Chapter 7?
(a) Bill's Family Diner.
(b) Steak Shack.
(c) The Pig Pit.
(d) Cracker Barrel.

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

5. What percentage of white children lived in neighborhoods with poverty rates above 10% in 2000, according to Vance in Chapter 4?
(a) 60%.
(b) 40%.
(c) 25%.
(d) 35%.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vance describe Papaw teaching him to do during his childhood in Chapter 7?

2. What was Mamaw's dream-career, according to Vance in Chapter 9?

3. 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.?

4. Who did Uncle Pet almost kill for insulting his mother?

5. What shopping store does Vance describe as his favorite in Middletown during his childhood?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Vance describe Mamaw and Papaw's children in Chapter 3?

2. How did Vance's mother respond when he refused to move in with her and Matt?

3. Who officially adopted Vance after his father relinquished parental rights? How did Vance feel about this adoption?

4. How are the "Blanton men" described in the narrative?

5. Why did Lindsay feel guilting for taking advantage of Papaw after his death?

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

7. Why was Lindsay devastated after meeting with the modeling scout in Chapter 6?

8. How does Vance define the term "hillbilly" in his Prologue?

9. How did Vance's mother's behavior change after Papaw's death?

10. What event ultimately led to Vance living solely with Mamaw during his teenage years?

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