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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 old was Vance when he bought his first Honda Civic and was discharged from the Marine Corps?
(a) 19.
(b) 25.
(c) 23.
(d) 26.

2. What nickname did Vance's group of friends in the constitutional law seminar at Yale call themselves?
(a) The island of misfit toys.
(b) The Paris showhouse.
(c) The Voltovs.
(d) The moxy club.

3. How does Vance describe himself at Yale Law School?
(a) As being like everyone else.
(b) As an anomaly.
(c) As having fit in with the crowd.
(d) As a popular student.

4. Who was the professor who explained how The Yale Law Journal worked, and who encouraged Vance to try for it?
(a) William Julius Wilson.
(b) Jennifer McGuffey.
(c) Amy Chua.
(d) Ron Selby.

5. Where does Vance describe having a fight with Usha after having performed badly at an interview for a firm during their second year of law school?
(a) Seattle, Washington.
(b) San Francisco, California.
(c) Washington, D.C.
(d) Napa, California.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. Vance asserts in Chapter 11 that Mamaw had two gods, which were Jesus Christ and what?

4. How old was Vance when he first had what would become a recurring nightmare?

5. What did Aunt Wee score on the quiz for ACE that Vance gave her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What relationship difficulties does Vance discuss in Chapter 14?

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

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

4. Why did Vance go to the motel in Middletown in Chapter 15?

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

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

7. Why did Vance initially not apply to the top law schools? What changed his mind?

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

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

10. How was the Marine Corps beneficial to Vance's later success in life?

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