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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 led to Mamaw's hospitalization just before her 72nd birthday?
(a) A collapsed lung.
(b) A brain aneurysm.
(c) A bladder infection.
(d) A kidney stone.

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

3. What law firm did Vance get invited to a dinner with after his first interviews at Yale Law, hosted at an elite New Haven restaurant?
(a) Williams, Schumer and Smith, LLP.
(b) Anderson, Smith and Watson, LLP.
(c) Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, LLP.
(d) Bernstein, Liebhard and Lifshitz, LLP.

4. What profession does Vance describe Matt as having in Chapter 7?
(a) He was a doctor.
(b) He was a banker.
(c) He was a firefighter.
(d) He was a policeman.

5. 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) Paul.
(c) Matt.
(d) John.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much older is Vance's sister Lindsay than he is?

2. In 1970, what percent of white children lived in a neighborhood with poverty rates above ten percent, according to Vance in Chapter 4?

3. Who is described as Vance's cousin Rachael's father in Chapter 10?

4. What color eyes does Vance describe himself as having in Chapter 14?

5. Who was Vance's mother's kind old gay friend who died suddenly?

(see the answer key)

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