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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 7-38.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hillbilly Elegy is classified as what type of literature?
(a) A collection of short stories.
(b) A novel.
(c) Poetry.
(d) A memoir.

2. Catte began cataloguing what two types of documents about the "Appalachia Problem" (8)?
(a) Land covenants and interviews.
(b) Interviews and essays.
(c) Census forms and essays.
(d) Letters and land covenants.

3. Catte and her partner moved from one state to another how many months before the 2016 presidential election?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 9.

4. What is the name of the man who wrote Hillbilly Elegy?
(a) Evan Vance.
(b) John Vance.
(c) Miles Vance.
(d) J.D. Vance.

5. Catte characterizes Hillbilly Elegy's portrayal of Appalachians in all but which of the following ways?
(a) Radical.
(b) Degraded.
(c) Monolithic.
(d) Helpless.

Short Answer Questions

1. Catte states that Appalachians and their culture "are often relegated to" (9) what?

2. What war does Catte associate with "an indelible imprint" (10)?

3. In what part of the United States is Appalachia located?

4. Catte states that Appalachia can be counted upon to be defined in what way?

5. How many states contain Appalachian counties?

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