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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money in earnings did Vance have when he was discharged from the Marine Corps?
(a) $4,000.
(b) $2,000.
(c) $500.
(d) $1,500.

2. 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 Glow-Worm.
(c) A Cabbage Patch doll.
(d) A Baby Alive doll.

3. Who is the Indiana Governor that Vance describes meeting briefly and as being the public figure he most admired in Chapter 13?
(a) Ron Selby.
(b) Bob Schuler.
(c) Bob Hamel.
(d) Mitch Daniels.

4. What is the name of the holler where Mamaw was buried in the family cemetery?
(a) Keck.
(b) Watson.
(c) Malvern.
(d) White.

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

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

7. How does Vance describe his experience of going to a counselor when he was in law school?
(a) He gained great insight from it.
(b) It made him feel respected.
(c) It made him feel relieved.
(d) It made him want to vomit.

8. How old is the kid Brian that Vance describes in the Conclusion?
(a) 19.
(b) 6.
(c) 15.
(d) 12.

9. Where does author J. D. Vance currently live?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) New York.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Berkeley.

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

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

12. Who was the senator that Vance worked for at the Ohio Statehouse while attending college?
(a) Bob Hamel.
(b) William Julius Wilson.
(c) Ron Selby.
(d) Bob Schuler.

13. What does Vance say Usha often received as Christmas presents in the Conclusion?
(a) Fruit.
(b) Trendy toys.
(c) Legos.
(d) Books.

14. When was Mamaw's 72nd birthday?
(a) March, 2003.
(b) February, 2007.
(c) April, 2005.
(d) June, 2006.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What led to Mamaw's hospitalization just before her 72nd birthday?

2. What are referred to as the mythical "top three" law schools in Chapter 12?

3. How much weight did Vance lose during boot camp for the Marine Corps?

4. In what war did Vance serve as a Marine?

5. Who was the professor who explained how The Yale Law Journal worked, and who encouraged Vance to try for it?

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