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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. In what war did Vance serve as a Marine?

2. 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?

3. When was Mamaw's 72nd birthday?

4. How does Vance describe his experience of going to a counselor when he was in law school?

5. Which of the top law schools did Vance not apply to because he needed a sign-off from the dean of his undergraduate college?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What two events does Vance describe as being significant to him during his last two years of service in the Marines?

6. How does Vance describe the motel in Middletown in Chapter 15?

7. How does Vance describe Usha in Chapter 13?

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

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

10. How often did Vance's family write to him while he was in boot camp? What did they write about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the region known as Appalachia and its residents and culture. How large is this region? What is the economy of the region like? How does Vance describe the "hillbillies" of this region?

Essay Topic 2

How does Vance describe his relationship with Lindsay growing up? How much older is Lindsay than J. D. Vance? How does he feel about the role that Lindsay played in his life today?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Vance's observations while working at his first job at Dillman's grocery. What did Vance discover about his neighbors and those within his community? How did these observations influence Vance's future?

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