Hillbilly Elegy
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12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How does Vance respond to a professor who thinks Yale Law School should only be for graduates of Ivy League schools?
Vance proves him wrong be becoming an excellent student.
Vance tells him that, "If we were in Jackson, Kentucky, I'd break your
g--d--- neck."
Vance tells him that he should be thanking Vance for his service to the country.
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What makes Vance so interesting to his professors and classmates?
He is the one of the only students at Yale to wear a hat with an American flag.
He went to a public high school in Ohio, and his parents never went to college.
He always reads more than the required class reading list.
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CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What lie does Vance tell about himself to people at Yale? What lie does Vance tell about himself at a gas station in Ohio?
At Yale: That his mom is a nurse.
At the gas station: That he doesn't go to Yale, but his girlfriend does.
At Yale: That he never served in the military.
At the gas station: That he doesn't go to Yale, but his girlfriend does.
At Yale: That his mom is a doctor.
At the gas station: That he doesn't go to Yale, but his girlfriend does.
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CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What limit does Vance put on his willingness to help his mother?
He will stop if he doesn't have money and patience left for the people in his life that matter most.
He will stop if his mother cannot stay clean for at least three weeks.
He will stop if his mother gets arrested again.
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CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What didn’t surprise Vance about the book’s reception?
The criticism of the book.
That so many people read it.
That liberals hated it.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is ironic about the book’s success?
It allowed him to buy the land in Kentucky that has been in his family for decades.
He quit the book-writing process numerous times.
Thousands of people mispronounce the title as "Hillbilly Eulogy"
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the primary theme explored in 'Hillbilly Elegy'?
A) The decline of the American Dream
B) The impact of technology on society
C) The importance of environmental conservation
D) The rise of urbanization
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CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
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