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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what address does Vance describe his Mamaw's house being in Chapter 7?
(a) 333 McKinley.
(b) 313 McKinley.
(c) 213 Rockwell.
(d) 412 Anderson.

2. According to Vance in Chapter 1, most of the people in Jackson, Kentucky live in the mountains surrounding what highway?
(a) Highway 1.
(b) Highway 66.
(c) Highway 15.
(d) Highway 101.

3. Who did Lindsay marry after Papaw's death?
(a) Matt.
(b) Kevin.
(c) Jason.
(d) Andrew.

4. On what television show does Vance describe watching an episode about education in America in Chapter 8?
(a) The West Wing.
(b) Cheers.
(c) Twin Peaks.
(d) Newsroom.

5. When did Vance's parents marry?
(a) 1983.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1981.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the names of Mamaw's younger sisters?

2. When was Vance's grandfather (Papaw) born?

3. Who intervened when Mamaw almost shot a man for stealing one of the family's cows?

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

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?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does "family loyalty" mean to Vance?

2. How does Vance describe his experiences while living with his mother and Ken in Chapter 8?

3. Why was Lindsay devastated after meeting with the modeling scout in Chapter 6?

4. How did Vance's life change when his mother and stepfather moved the family to Preble County?

5. How did Vance's mother's behavior change after Papaw's death?

6. Where does Vance describe his "home" as being in Chapter 1?

7. How does Vance describe Mamaw and Papaw's children in Chapter 3?

8. What were the circumstances of Mamaw and Papaw's move to Ohio?

9. What led to the economic decline of Middletown, Ohio?

10. What difficulties does Vance describe that Mamaw and Papaw faced in their marriage in Chapter 3?

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