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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Vance notes in Chapter 13 that if Usha had possessed a terrible personality, she would have made an excellent heroine in a novel by what author?

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

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

4. What does LSAT stand for?

5. How much money per month did Vance send to his grandmother after her insurance premiums went up too much for her to afford them in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Vance describe Usha in Chapter 13?

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

3. How does Vance describe his experiences of fitting in at Yale Law School?

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

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

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

7. How does Vance describe the difficulties of upward mobility in Chapter 12?

8. What dream does describe in the Conclusion?

9. What led to Mamaw's death? When did she die?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What event led to Vance moving in solely with Mamaw during his teenage years? Why? How did Vance feel about living with Mamaw? How did his life change once he moved in with her?

Essay Topic 2

Why was education so highly valued by Mamaw and Papaw? Why did they not encourage their children and grandchildren to pursue blue-collar careers? How did this influence impact Vance and Mamaw and Papaw's children?

Essay Topic 3

When did Vance's grandparents (Mamaw and Papaw) move to Ohio? What were the circumstances surrounding their move? Where did they settle in Ohio and why?

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