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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to a student survey cited by Vance in Chapter 12, what percentage of Yale Law Schools students qualify as upper-middle class or higher?
(a) Over 50%.
(b) Over 80%.
(c) Over 75%.
(d) Over 95%.

3. What month was it when Vance went into a military recruiter's office for the Marine Corps?
(a) April.
(b) May.
(c) June.
(d) March.

4. When does Vance describe The Yale Law Journal writing competition kicking off in Chapter 13?
(a) June.
(b) May.
(c) April.
(d) July.

5. What nickname did Vance's group of friends in the constitutional law seminar at Yale call themselves?
(a) The Voltovs.
(b) The island of misfit toys.
(c) The Paris showhouse.
(d) The moxy club.

6. Which of the top law schools did Vance not apply to because he needed a sign-off from the dean of his undergraduate college?
(a) Stanford.
(b) Brown.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Yale.

7. What word does Vance describe an elite acquaintance using in a sentence that made Vance want to scream in the Conclusion?
(a) Matriculate.
(b) Confabulate.
(c) Articulate.
(d) Interrogate.

8. How old was Vance when he first had what would become a recurring nightmare?
(a) 9.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

9. How much money per month did Vance send to his grandmother after her insurance premiums went up too much for her to afford them in Chapter 10?
(a) $500.
(b) $400.
(c) $300.
(d) $200.

10. What was the cost for a week's stay at the Middleton hotel where Vance put up his mother in Chapter 15?
(a) $250.
(b) $400.
(c) $150.
(d) $300.

11. How old was Bonnie when she asked her parents to donate her Christmas presents to Middletown's needy?
(a) 11.
(b) 7.
(c) 16.
(d) 13.

12. Who is the former British prime minister who came to speak at Yale when Vance arrived?
(a) Tony Blair.
(b) Margaret Thatcher.
(c) Ron Selby.
(d) Bob Hamel.

13. Who were the two people who Vance gave the ACE quiz to that scored a zero?
(a) Uncle Pet and Donna.
(b) Uncle Gary and Paul.
(c) Dan and Usha.
(d) Usha and Mamaw.

14. What popular toy does Vance describe Lindsay and his mother desperately searching for at Christmastime when he was a baby in the Conclusion?
(a) A Teddy Ruxpin doll.
(b) A Cabbage Patch doll.
(c) A Baby Alive doll.
(d) A Glow-Worm.

15. To what last name did Vance and his bride change their last names upon marrying?
(a) Selby.
(b) Hamel.
(c) Vance.
(d) Bowman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vance say Usha often received as Christmas presents in the Conclusion?

2. Where did Vance move with his wife after their one-year clerkships to build a home?

3. What kind of wine does Vance describe having asked for at the elite meeting with a law agency based on its ability to be pronounced in Chapter 13?

4. Which of Mamaw's siblings refused to ever speak to Vance's mother after Mamaw died?

5. What is Aunt Wee's real name?

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