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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. To what does Vance compare disagreements in his family in Chapter 14?
(a) Debates.
(b) Negotiations.
(c) War.
(d) Hiccups.

4. To whom in his family does Vance compare his own behavior when dealing with Usha in the early months of their relationship in Chapter 14?
(a) His sister.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

5. At what store in Washington, D.C. does Vance describe standing in before Christmas last year in the Conclusion?
(a) Wal-Mart.
(b) Fred's.
(c) Dillard's.
(d) K-Mart.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is described as running the transfer students' office at Appalachian State University in Chapter 15?

2. What is the term used by psychologists to refer to when a person believes that the choices he makes have no effects on the outcome of his life?

3. Who is described as Vance's cousin Rachael's father in Chapter 10?

4. Who is Vance's agent that he thanks in the Acknowledgments?

5. Where is Ohio State University located?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does "learned helplessness" mean and how does Vance address it in Hillbilly Elegy?

2. What does Vance describe as the single most determinant for a person's success in Chapter 15?

3. Why did Vance tell the woman at the gas station that his girlfriend attended Yale in Chapter 12?

4. Where did Vance intend to attend college after graduating high school? Why?

5. How does Vance describe Usha in Chapter 13?

6. What are "adverse childhood experiences" and how does Vance define them in Chapter 14?

7. How was the Marine Corps beneficial to Vance's later success in life?

8. How does Vance perceive American politics in regards to how they are judged in poor communities in his Conclusion?

9. What dream does describe in the Conclusion?

10. Why was Vance drawn to attending Yale Law School? What aspects of the program appealed to him?

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