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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15 - Conclusion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old does Vance claim to be in the memoir's Introduction?
(a) 23.
(b) 31.
(c) 49.
(d) 53.

2. What percentage of the public high school's entering freshmen will not make it to graduation in Middletown, according to Vance in Chapter 4?
(a) 15%.
(b) 20%.
(c) 25%.
(d) 10%.

3. What was the cost for a week's stay at the Middleton hotel where Vance put up his mother in Chapter 15?
(a) $150.
(b) $250.
(c) $300.
(d) $400.

4. How old was Vance when Uncle Teaberry died?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For what organization was Vance purchasing children's toys shortly before Christmas last year, according to his narrative in the Conclusion?

2. What was the first chapter-book that Vance's mother bought him when he learned to read?

3. Which of the top law schools did Vance not apply to because he needed a sign-off from the dean of his undergraduate college?

4. Vance asserts in Chapter 11 that Mamaw had two gods, which were Jesus Christ and what?

5. What verse from the Bible did Vance read on Mamaw's death bed?

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