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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Vance born?

2. How old was Vance when he leapt off a dining room table pretending to be the Incredible Hulk?

3. What musician does Vance describe Papaw listening to continuously on repeat in Chapter 7?

4. Who intervened when Mamaw almost shot a man for stealing one of the family's cows?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What factors led to the lack of ambition in the residents of Middletown, according to Vance in Chapter 4?

4. What difficulties does Vance describe that Mamaw and Papaw faced in their marriage in Chapter 3?

5. How was Papaw's death discovered by the family?

6. What led to the economic decline of Middletown, Ohio?

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

8. How does Vance describe the setting of Middletown when he was born in Chapter 4?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the region known as Appalachia and its residents and culture. How large is this region? What is the economy of the region like? How does Vance describe the "hillbillies" of this region?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the history of the Rust Belt region in the U. S. How did the Rust Belt get its name? When did the Rust Belt experience a boom in economy and movement into this region? When did the region begin to decline and why?

Essay Topic 3

Where does Vance describe as the place he most considers "home" to him? Why does he feel this way? When did he frequent this setting and what individuals does Vance describe here?

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