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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Ohio State University located?
(a) Summerford, Ohio.
(b) Columbus, Ohio.
(c) Braxton, Ohio.
(d) Cleveland, Ohio.

2. What celebrity did Mamaw consider to be the embodiment of the American Dream, according to Vance in Chapter 10?
(a) Ronald Reagan.
(b) George W. Bush.
(c) Bill Clinton.
(d) Arnold Schwarzenegger.

3. Who is the journalist and opinion leader who now writes for The Atlantic that Vance worked for as a contributor on his website?
(a) Jennifer McGuffey.
(b) Ron Selby.
(c) Bob Hamel.
(d) David Frum.

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

5. What were the only two schools that Vance had interested in attending college at after he completed the SATs?
(a) Yale and Harvard.
(b) Howard and Brown University.
(c) Ohio State and Miami University.
(d) L.S.U. and Rutgers.

6. Who is described as running the transfer students' office at Appalachian State University in Chapter 15?
(a) Bob Hamel.
(b) Bob Schuler.
(c) William Julius Wilson.
(d) Jane Rex.

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

8. How many members were in Vance's Marine Corps boot camp platoon by the end of boot camp?
(a) 38.
(b) 86.
(c) 25.
(d) 69.

9. Where does Vance describe having a fight with Usha after having performed badly at an interview for a firm during their second year of law school?
(a) San Francisco, California.
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) Seattle, Washington.
(d) Napa, California.

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

11. Earlier in his life, Vance describes his self-image as bitterness as masquerading as what, in Chapter 14?
(a) Confidence.
(b) Charm.
(c) Arrogance.
(d) Happiness.

12. Who is the Yale contracts professor that Vance thanks in the Acknowledgments?
(a) Amy Chua.
(b) William Julius Wilson.
(c) Ron Selby.
(d) Jennifer McGuffey.

13. When did Vance arrive for orientation at Ohio State?
(a) March, 2008.
(b) January, 2008.
(c) March, 2003.
(d) September, 2007.

14. What does LSAT stand for?
(a) Legal Standards Associate's Test.
(b) Legal and Social Associates Test.
(c) Law Standards Associate Test.
(d) Law School Admissions Test.

15. How long does Marine Corps boot camp last?
(a) 6 weeks.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 13 weeks.
(d) 12 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What month was it when Vance went into a military recruiter's office for the Marine Corps?

2. Who is the Indiana Governor that Vance describes meeting briefly and as being the public figure he most admired in Chapter 13?

3. Where did Papaw install a secret phone line for Vance and his sister so that they could call Mamaw and Papaw when they needed to?

4. How much weight did Vance lose during his bout with mono while in college in Chapter 11?

5. In what grade in school was Vance when his grandmother forbade him to hang out with friends who were smoking weed?

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