Hillbilly Elegy Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

J.D. Vance
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 113 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Hillbilly Elegy Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

J.D. Vance
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vance describe Papaw teaching him to do during his childhood in Chapter 7?

2. Vance says in Chapter 9 that his sister Lindsay once told them that above all else, their mother was what?

3. What park does Vance describe across the street from his childhood home in Middleton?

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

5. According to Vance in Chapter 1, most of the people in Jackson, Kentucky live in the mountains surrounding what highway?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Vance describe his youth while living in Middletown with his mother, sister, and stepfather in Chapter 5?

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

3. What event ultimately led to Vance living solely with Mamaw during his teenage years?

4. How does Vance describe the setting of Middletown when he was born in Chapter 4?

5. How was Papaw's death discovered by the family?

6. Who officially adopted Vance after his father relinquished parental rights? How did Vance feel about this adoption?

7. How did Vance respond when his father relinquished all parental rights? How old was he?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How was Vance's mother's addiction to drugs discovered? What was done in terms of helping her seek treatment? How did Vance participate in helping his mother with her treatment?

Essay Topic 2

What event led to Vance moving in solely with Mamaw during his teenage years? Why? How did Vance feel about living with Mamaw? How did his life change once he moved in with her?

Essay Topic 3

When did Vance's grandparents (Mamaw and Papaw) move to Ohio? What were the circumstances surrounding their move? Where did they settle in Ohio and why?

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