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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Gail largely excommunicated from her family?
(a) Because she was convicted of murder.
(b) Because she was a drug addict.
(c) Because she had a child out of wedlock.
(d) Because she had a mixed-race child.

2. What is the descent of law firm recruiters every August referred to by the students at Yale Law School?
(a) WIP.
(b) FIP.
(c) ARP.
(d) RAP.

3. Vance asserts in Chapter 11 that Mamaw had two gods, which were Jesus Christ and what?
(a) Her family.
(b) Her home in Kentucky.
(c) Her love of children.
(d) The United States of America.

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

5. What does Vance describe Usha comparing him to in moments of crisis in Chapter 14?
(a) A turtle.
(b) A chicken.
(c) A donkey.
(d) A snake.

6. Who was Gail's second husband?
(a) Allan.
(b) Jack.
(c) Matt.
(d) Steve.

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

8. What does ACE stand for in Vance's definition in Chapter 14?
(a) Alternative Care Encouragement.
(b) Arkansas Central Expedition.
(c) Alert Creative Entity.
(d) Adverse childhood experiences.

9. For what organization was Vance purchasing children's toys shortly before Christmas last year, according to his narrative in the Conclusion?
(a) Toys for Tots.
(b) The Red Cross.
(c) The Salvation Army.
(d) The Mercenary Club.

10. 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.

11. At what food chain (that was once his grandmother's and his favorite) does Vance describe taking a Yale friend to in Chapter 12?
(a) Cracker Barrel.
(b) Steak Shack.
(c) Sonic.
(d) Western Sizzlin'.

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

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

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 Cabbage Patch doll.
(b) A Glow-Worm.
(c) A Teddy Ruxpin doll.
(d) A Baby Alive doll.

15. In what war did Vance serve as a Marine?
(a) The War in Afghanistan.
(b) The Iraq War.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) The Korean War.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many members were in Vance's Marine Corps boot camp platoon by the end of boot camp?

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

3. Vance states in Chapter 15 that in a given year how many children will spend time in foster care in the U.S.?

4. Where did Vance attend Marine Corps boot camp?

5. What score did both Vance and his sister Lindsay score on the ACE quiz that he gave his family?

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