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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The saboteurs who ambushed the Round Mountain Coal Company inflicted just under how many dollars in damage?

2. In what year did William Shockley debate the African American psychiatrist Frances Cress Welsing (84)?

3. The bulldozers that destroyed Ollie Combs's land were sent by what kind of company?

4. What adjective does Catte use to describe the action Appalachians took "against corporate interests" (102)?

5. The National Review did NOT use what term to refer to the people of Appalachia?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Catte thinks about the destruction done to Appalachian land, of what types of images are her thoughts largely composed?

2. What tradition does Catte name as "one of the finest and oldest Appalachian traditions" (98)?

3. Describe the incident with Ollie Combs in 1965.

4. What connection does Catte make between Communism and the civil rights movement?

5. What is a goal Catte names as NOT being achieved by the War on Poverty?

6. For what action was Carl Braden sentenced for the crime of sedition?

7. Who was Harry Caudill and why is he significant to Catte's argument?

8. What point does Catte make about the Amazon recommendations connected to Hillbilly Elegy?

9. For what reason were images of black Appalachians left out of exposes of regional poverty?

10. What connection does Catte draw among William Shockley, Harry Caudill, and J.D. Vance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Catte employ the use or rejection of fallacy within What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia and how does the inclusion or examination of fallacy help Catte to prove particular points made within the text?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that discusses the symbolism of the cover art chosen for What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the messages sent by Catte about the theme of appearance versus reality within What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia.

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