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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 - 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which of her siblings did Mamaw have a falling out after the death of her mother?
(a) Mary.
(b) Anne.
(c) Rose.
(d) Betty.

2. About how many people live in Jackson, Kentucky, according to Vance in Chapter 1?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 2,000.
(c) 6,000.
(d) 4,000.

3. Where did Uncle Gary move to open a business?
(a) Indiana.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Arkansas.

4. 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) 35%.
(d) 25%.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Vance describe the road trip from Middletown, Ohio to Jackson, Kentucky in Chapter 9?

2. What did Mamaw tell Vance that there was nothing lower than when he was growing up?

3. When does Vance describe the first wave of Scots-Irish immigrants landing in the New World in his Introduction?

4. How old was Vance when Papaw died?

5. Who among his mother's love interests does Vance describe as a mid-life sufferer with an earring to prove it in Chapter 1?

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