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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Bonnie's mother?
(a) Aunt Jamie.
(b) Aunt Jeane.
(c) Aunt Wee.
(d) Aunt Katie.

3. When did Vance graduate from Ohio State University?
(a) August, 2009.
(b) September, 2003.
(c) January, 2008.
(d) March, 2010.

4. How much weight did Vance lose during his bout with mono while in college in Chapter 11?
(a) 10 pounds.
(b) 20 pounds.
(c) 15 pounds.
(d) 30 pounds.

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

6. What color eyes does Vance describe himself as having in Chapter 14?
(a) Brown.
(b) Blue.
(c) Hazel.
(d) Green.

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

8. Why did Mamaw encourage Vance to learn to play golf?
(a) Because she liked to watch golf on television.
(b) Because that is where rich people do business.
(c) Because she wanted to play golf herself.
(d) Because golf helps the lower back muscles.

9. What is the name of the author's dog that Vance describes in his nightmare in the Conclusion?
(a) Echo.
(b) Casper.
(c) Tiger.
(d) Jackson.

10. Who is Vance's cousin who sold his mother's house because he could not trust his neighbors not to ransack it?
(a) Joe.
(b) Mike.
(c) Mark.
(d) Bob.

11. How long do students study to earn a degree at Yale Law School?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 4 years.

12. What did Mamaw refuse to buy her grandchildren because they kept getting stolen?
(a) Dolls.
(b) Bicycles.
(c) Backpacks.
(d) Cars.

13. Vance notes in Chapter 13 that if Usha had possessed a terrible personality, she would have made an excellent heroine in a novel by what author?
(a) Ayn Rand.
(b) Ron Selby.
(c) Ernest Hemingway.
(d) William Julius Wilson.

14. What is the name of the theater where Abraham Lincoln was shot?
(a) White Theater.
(b) Ford's Theater.
(c) Lucille Lortell Theater.
(d) Labrynth Theater.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Vance's sister Lindsay's last name?

2. 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?

3. At what food chain (that was once his grandmother's and his favorite) does Vance describe taking a Yale friend to in Chapter 12?

4. What does LSAT stand for?

5. How does Vance describe himself at Yale Law School?

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