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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What led to Mamaw's hospitalization just before her 72nd birthday?
(a) A collapsed lung.
(b) A kidney stone.
(c) A bladder infection.
(d) A brain aneurysm.

4. What is the name of the holler where Mamaw was buried in the family cemetery?
(a) Malvern.
(b) Watson.
(c) Keck.
(d) White.

5. Who was the teacher for the honors Advanced Math class that Vance tested into in his junior year?
(a) Bob Hamel.
(b) Don Bowman.
(c) Ron Selby.
(d) Jennifer McGuffey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the government program called that offers low-income residents a voucher to rent housing?

2. What were the only two schools that Vance had interested in attending college at after he completed the SATs?

3. What does Vance describe the road to hell being paved with in Chapter 6?

4. When did Vance's grandparents leave Jackson, Kentucky to move north?

5. Why did Mamaw encourage Vance to learn to play golf?

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