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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Page 78-93.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Catte states that Appalachia has the same what as every other part of the United States?
(a) Investments.
(b) Economic woes.
(c) Sources of pollution.
(d) Problems.

2. Catte notes of the Hatfield-McCoy feud that "it was a real event that occurred in Appalachia at the turn of" (39) which century?
(a) 18th.
(b) 20th.
(c) 19th.
(d) 21st.

3. Catte confesses to the reader that the 2016 election results "caused setbacks" (52) for her in relation to retaining what quality?
(a) Patience.
(b) Compassion.
(c) Hope.
(d) Grace.

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

5. The Moynihan Report was billed as an inquiry into what aspect of African American life?
(a) Religion.
(b) Violence.
(c) Education.
(d) Poverty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Both Murray and Vance are said to claim what ancestry?

2. William Shockley was what kind of scientist who practiced his research in the United States?

3. According to Catte, what was the subject of the talk between Murray and Vance at the American Enterprise Institute?

4. Catte states that Hillbilly Elegy is "currently at" (8) how many "weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list?

5. What county became the synonymous with the term "Trump Country," (32) according to Catte?

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