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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Uncle Teaberrry get his name?
(a) From a type of chewing tobacco.
(b) From a kind of ointment.
(c) From a flavor of chewing gum.
(d) From a flavor of yogurt.

2. What musician does Vance describe Papaw listening to continuously on repeat in Chapter 7?
(a) Willie Nelson.
(b) Hank Williams, Jr.
(c) Johnny Cash.
(d) Dr. Dre.

3. What is the name of Lindsay's firstborn son?
(a) Jonathan.
(b) Jason.
(c) Kameron.
(d) Paul.

4. Vance says in Chapter 9 that his sister Lindsay once told them that above all else, their mother was what?
(a) A survivor.
(b) A monster.
(c) An addict.
(d) A protector.

5. How old was Vance when he discovered Uncle David's marijuana plant in his backyard?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 15.
(d) 7.

6. Who was Vance's stepfather and his eventual adoptive father?
(a) Don Bowman.
(b) Ron Selby.
(c) William Julius Wilson.
(d) Bob Hamel.

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

8. What card game does Vance describe frequently playing with Mamaw in Chapter 9?
(a) Bridge.
(b) Go Fish.
(c) Texas Hold 'Em.
(d) Gin rummy.

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

10. Where does Vance describe his Uncle Jimmy flying him and Lindsay to visit his home in Chapter 5?
(a) Houston, Texas.
(b) New York, New York.
(c) Napa, California.
(d) Las Vegas, Nevada.

11. What was the first chapter-book that Vance's mother bought him when he learned to read?
(a) The Wind in the Willows.
(b) Curious George.
(c) Space Brat.
(d) Anne of Green Gables.

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

13. What is the government program called that offers low-income residents a voucher to rent housing?
(a) Section 10.
(b) Section 6.
(c) Section 8.
(d) Section 12.

14. 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 Appalachian Mountain Range.
(d) The Mississippi Delta region.

15. What does Vance describe his grandmother convincing him to do for his mother in Chapter 9?
(a) Give her "clean" urine.
(b) Go to buy groceries.
(c) Drive her to the doctor.
(d) Have her committed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Vance notes in his Introduction that William Julius Wilson, Charles Murray, and others have authored tracts demonstrating that upward mobility fell of in what decade in the U.S.?

2. About how many people live in Jackson, Kentucky, according to Vance in Chapter 1?

3. What shopping store does Vance describe as his favorite in Middletown during his childhood?

4. Where did Uncle Gary move to open a business?

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

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