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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Vance move with his wife after their one-year clerkships to build a home?
(a) Cincinnati, Ohio.
(b) Cleveland, Ohio.
(c) Napa, California.
(d) Lexington, Kentucky.

2. How long does Marine Corps boot camp last?
(a) 12 weeks.
(b) 6 weeks.
(c) 13 weeks.
(d) 6 months.

3. Where did Papaw install a secret phone line for Vance and his sister so that they could call Mamaw and Papaw when they needed to?
(a) In a bathroom closet.
(b) In the bottom of a toybox.
(c) In a kitchen cupboard.
(d) In the back of Lindsay's closet.

4. What is the story of Brian's mother in the Conclusion?
(a) She is in prison.
(b) She recently died.
(c) She is in law school.
(d) She is in the military.

5. Who is the former British prime minister who came to speak at Yale when Vance arrived?
(a) Bob Hamel.
(b) Tony Blair.
(c) Margaret Thatcher.
(d) Ron Selby.

6. What are referred to as the mythical "top three" law schools in Chapter 12?
(a) Rutgers, Princeton, and Yale.
(b) Harvard, Princeton, and Stanford.
(c) Yale, Harvard, and Stanford.
(d) Yale, Princeton, and Brown.

7. When did Vance learn that his Marine Corps unit would leave for Iraq a few months later, according to his narrative in Chapter 10?
(a) March, 2003.
(b) January, 2006.
(c) February, 2007.
(d) January, 2005.

8. What is Vance's sister Lindsay's last name?
(a) Williams.
(b) Ratliff.
(c) Vaughn.
(d) Anderson.

9. What is the descent of law firm recruiters every August referred to by the students at Yale Law School?
(a) RAP.
(b) ARP.
(c) FIP.
(d) WIP.

10. Which of her siblings did Mamaw ask for old golf clubs for Vance when he was learning to play?
(a) Uncle Jack.
(b) Uncle Pet.
(c) Uncle Gary.
(d) Uncle Bo.

11. In Chapter 14, Vance makes the assertion that he knows that his mother is not what?
(a) A villain.
(b) A drug addict.
(c) An abuser.
(d) A savior.

12. What word does Vance describe an elite acquaintance using in a sentence that made Vance want to scream in the Conclusion?
(a) Articulate.
(b) Confabulate.
(c) Matriculate.
(d) Interrogate.

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

14. Who is described as running the transfer students' office at Appalachian State University in Chapter 15?
(a) William Julius Wilson.
(b) Bob Hamel.
(c) Jane Rex.
(d) Bob Schuler.

15. What law firm did Vance get invited to a dinner with after his first interviews at Yale Law, hosted at an elite New Haven restaurant?
(a) Bernstein, Liebhard and Lifshitz, LLP.
(b) Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, LLP.
(c) Williams, Schumer and Smith, LLP.
(d) Anderson, Smith and Watson, LLP.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Vance attend Marine Corps boot camp?

2. Earlier in his life, Vance describes his self-image as bitterness as masquerading as what, in Chapter 14?

3. In what war did Vance serve as a Marine?

4. When was Mamaw's 72nd birthday?

5. What is one of the central themes addressed in Hillbilly Elegy?

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