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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mamaw tell Vance that there was nothing lower than when he was growing up?
(a) Cheating on one's spouse.
(b) Lying.
(c) Being a bully.
(d) The poor stealing from the poor.

2. To what region does Vance describe the Scots-Irish immigrants in America largely congregating?
(a) The Rocky Mountain Range.
(b) The Mississippi Delta region.
(c) The Pacific Coast Mountain Range.
(d) The Appalachian Mountain Range.

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

4. In 1970, what percent of white children lived in a neighborhood with poverty rates above ten percent, according to Vance in Chapter 4?
(a) 40%.
(b) 25%.
(c) 10%.
(d) 30%.

5. What is the name of the bully that Vance describes sucker-punching in the gut to defend a younger boy in Chapter 5?
(a) Paul.
(b) Chris.
(c) John.
(d) Matt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What family operated a large paper mill in Middletown dating back to the nineteenth century?

2. How old was Vance when he discovered Uncle David's marijuana plant in his backyard?

3. How much older is Vance's sister Lindsay than he is?

4. How did Uncle Teaberrry get his name?

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

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