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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. What are referred to as the mythical "top three" law schools in Chapter 12?

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. How old was Vance when he bought his first Honda Civic and was discharged from the Marine Corps?

4. What does LSAT stand for?

5. What word does Vance describe an elite acquaintance using in a sentence that made Vance want to scream in the Conclusion?

Short Essay Questions

1. What dream does describe in the Conclusion?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Vance describe the events and circumstances leading up to his mother's separation from Bob? Where did Vance go to live with his mother and Bob? How did he respond to this transition?

Essay Topic 2

What was Mamaw's relationship with organized religion? How did this influence Vance? Who else in Vance's life had influence over his religious explorations and beliefs?

Essay Topic 3

How does Vance describe Papaw's death in the memoir? How was Papaw's death discovered? How did the family respond to his death? In what ways did Papaw's death impact Vance?

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