Hillbilly Elegy Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

J.D. Vance
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Hillbilly Elegy Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

J.D. Vance
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Vance describe as the only restaurant in Jackson worth sitting down at for a meal in Chapter 7?
(a) Steak Shack.
(b) Cracker Barrel.
(c) The Pig Pit.
(d) Bill's Family Diner.

3. When did Vance's grandparents (Mamaw and Papaw) marry?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1951.

4. How far is Hamilton from Middletown, Ohio?
(a) 10 miles away.
(b) 20 miles away.
(c) 30 miles away.
(d) 50 miles away.

5. What were the names of Mamaw's younger sisters?
(a) Marie and Anna.
(b) Betty and Rose.
(c) Sarah and Anne.
(d) Jenna and Opal.

6. Vance opens his Introduction by telling the reader that he finds the existence of the book itself to be what?
(a) Important.
(b) Imminent.
(c) Integral.
(d) Absurd.

7. With which of her siblings did Mamaw have a falling out after the death of her mother?
(a) Mary.
(b) Anne.
(c) Betty.
(d) Rose.

8. In what county is Jackson, Kentucky located?
(a) Breathitt County.
(b) Anderson County.
(c) Clark County.
(d) Trinity County.

9. Where was Ken born?
(a) Haiti.
(b) Korea.
(c) China.
(d) Uganda.

10. What is the government program called that offers low-income residents a voucher to rent housing?
(a) Section 8.
(b) Section 12.
(c) Section 6.
(d) Section 10.

11. 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 101.
(c) Highway 15.
(d) Highway 66.

12. How old was Vance when his mom and stepdad moved the family to Preble County?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 9.
(d) 13.

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

14. Who was Vance's stepfather and his eventual adoptive father?
(a) Bob Hamel.
(b) William Julius Wilson.
(c) Ron Selby.
(d) Don Bowman.

15. When was Vance's grandfather (Papaw) born?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1932.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the book The Truly Disadvantaged?

2. Who did Lindsay marry after Papaw's death?

3. What does Vance describe the road to hell being paved with in Chapter 6?

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

5. Where did Vance get his first job while in high school?

(see the answer keys)

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