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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12 - 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was the professor who explained how The Yale Law Journal worked, and who encouraged Vance to try for it?
(a) Amy Chua.
(b) William Julius Wilson.
(c) Ron Selby.
(d) Jennifer McGuffey.

3. In Chapter 14, Vance makes the assertion that he knows that his mother is not what?
(a) A villain.
(b) An abuser.
(c) A drug addict.
(d) A savior.

4. What are referred to as the mythical "top three" law schools in Chapter 12?
(a) Yale, Harvard, and Stanford.
(b) Harvard, Princeton, and Stanford.
(c) Yale, Princeton, and Brown.
(d) Rutgers, Princeton, and Yale.

5. Vance notes in Chapter 13 that if Usha had possessed a terrible personality, she would have made an excellent heroine in a novel by what author?
(a) William Julius Wilson.
(b) Ernest Hemingway.
(c) Ayn Rand.
(d) Ron Selby.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far is Hamilton from Middletown, Ohio?

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

3. To whom in his family does Vance compare his own behavior when dealing with Usha in the early months of their relationship in Chapter 14?

4. What is the name of Lindsay's firstborn son?

5. How old was Vance when his father gave him up for adoption?

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