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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12 - 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money per month did Vance send to his grandmother after her insurance premiums went up too much for her to afford them in Chapter 10?
(a) $300.
(b) $200.
(c) $400.
(d) $500.

2. How long do students study to earn a degree at Yale Law School?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 2 years.

3. Where did Vance attend Marine Corps boot camp?
(a) Peoria, South Carolina.
(b) Parris Island, South Carolina.
(c) New Brunswick, New Jersey.
(d) Andersonville, California.

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

5. Who wrote the book The Truly Disadvantaged?
(a) Bob Hamel.
(b) Ron Selby.
(c) Jennifer McGuffey.
(d) William Julius Wilson.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far is Hamilton from Middletown, Ohio?

2. What month was it when Vance went into a military recruiter's office for the Marine Corps?

3. What celebrity did Mamaw consider to be the embodiment of the American Dream, according to Vance in Chapter 10?

4. Who was Lindsay's first boyfriend at 13?

5. What does Vance describe as the only restaurant in Jackson worth sitting down at for a meal in Chapter 7?

(see the answer key)

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