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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 old was Vance when he bought his first Honda Civic and was discharged from the Marine Corps?
(a) 23.
(b) 25.
(c) 26.
(d) 19.

2. Who is the Yale contracts professor that Vance thanks in the Acknowledgments?
(a) William Julius Wilson.
(b) Ron Selby.
(c) Amy Chua.
(d) Jennifer McGuffey.

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

4. What nickname did Vance's group of friends in the constitutional law seminar at Yale call themselves?
(a) The Voltovs.
(b) The island of misfit toys.
(c) The Paris showhouse.
(d) The moxy club.

5. 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?
(a) $160,000.
(b) $120,000.
(c) $200,000.
(d) $100,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Vance assert that Januaries were often depressing during his childhood in the Conclusion?

2. Who is described as the "monster" in Vance's nightmare with his dog in the Conclusion?

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. Who were the two people who Vance gave the ACE quiz to that scored a zero?

5. What did Mamaw refuse to buy her grandchildren because they kept getting stolen?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Vance describe Usha in Chapter 13?

2. What paradox does Vance point out regarding the tuition for Yale Law School in Chapter 12?

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

4. How does Vance describe the Christmas celebrations within Usha and Bonnie's families in childhood in the Conclusion?

5. What relationship difficulties does Vance discuss in Chapter 14?

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

7. What problems with the foster care system in the U.S. are discussed by Vance in Chapter 15?

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

9. What dream does describe in the Conclusion?

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

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