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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 much weight did Vance lose during his bout with mono while in college in Chapter 11?
(a) 20 pounds.
(b) 30 pounds.
(c) 15 pounds.
(d) 10 pounds.

2. When was Mamaw's 72nd birthday?
(a) March, 2003.
(b) April, 2005.
(c) June, 2006.
(d) February, 2007.

3. What month was it when Vance went into a military recruiter's office for the Marine Corps?
(a) March.
(b) May.
(c) April.
(d) June.

4. What was the cost for a week's stay at the Middleton hotel where Vance put up his mother in Chapter 15?
(a) $150.
(b) $300.
(c) $400.
(d) $250.

5. According to a student survey cited by Vance in Chapter 12, what percentage of Yale Law Schools students qualify as upper-middle class or higher?
(a) Over 80%.
(b) Over 95%.
(c) Over 50%.
(d) Over 75%.

Short Answer Questions

1. What popular toy does Vance describe Lindsay and his mother desperately searching for at Christmastime when he was a baby in the Conclusion?

2. Who is Vance's cousin who sold his mother's house because he could not trust his neighbors not to ransack it?

3. What is the name of the holler where Mamaw was buried in the family cemetery?

4. When did Vance graduate from Ohio State University?

5. Who is the former British prime minister who came to speak at Yale when Vance arrived?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Vance describe Usha in Chapter 13?

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

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

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 perceive American politics in regards to how they are judged in poor communities in his Conclusion?

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

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

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

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

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