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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What amount of money does Vance describe as unreasonable as a salary in Middletown, but the salary that graduates of Yale Law School expected to earn in their first year out of school in Chapter 12?
(a) $100,000.
(b) $160,000.
(c) $120,000.
(d) $200,000.

2. How old was Vance when he leapt off a dining room table pretending to be the Incredible Hulk?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

3. How much older is Vance's sister Lindsay than he is?
(a) 6 years older.
(b) 2 years older.
(c) 3 years older.
(d) 5 years older.

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

5. What television show does Vance describe as his Mamaw's favorite in Chapter 9?
(a) The Sopranos.
(b) Mork and Mindy.
(c) Alf.
(d) Cheers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What family operated a large paper mill in Middletown dating back to the nineteenth century?

2. How long does Vance describe the road trip from Middletown, Ohio to Jackson, Kentucky in Chapter 9?

3. What are referred to as the mythical "top three" law schools in Chapter 12?

4. When is Vance's birthday?

5. On what television show does Vance describe watching an episode about education in America in Chapter 8?

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