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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. What kind of wine does Vance describe having asked for at the elite meeting with a law agency based on its ability to be pronounced in Chapter 13?
(a) Merlot.
(b) Sauvignon blanc.
(c) Pinot gricio.
(d) Chardonnay.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of her siblings did Mamaw ask for old golf clubs for Vance when he was learning to play?

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

3. Where is Ohio State University located?

4. What amount of money does Vance describe as unreasonable as a salary in Middletown, but the salary that graduates of Yale Law School expected to earn in their first year out of school in Chapter 12?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was golf the sport that Vance's grandmother encouraged him to learn?

2. Who is Brian and why does Vance discuss him in the Conclusion?

3. What are the impacts of social perceptions of masculinity and femininity in poor societies, according to Vance in Chapter 15?

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

5. What led to Vance's decision to join the Marine Corps?

6. How does Vance describe his years at Ohio State University?

7. What dream does describe in the Conclusion?

8. Who is Amy Chua and how did she assist Vance in his career goals?

9. How does Vance describe Usha in Chapter 13?

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

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