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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 39-77.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Catte finds the most fault with which element of Vance's public persona during the book tour for Hillbilly Elegy?
(a) Self-hatred.
(b) Humility.
(c) Ulterior motives.
(d) Deception.

4. Catte states that Appalachians and their culture "are often relegated to" (9) what?
(a) The Midwest.
(b) The land of pariahs.
(c) The past.
(d) The South.

5. 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) 21st.
(b) 18th.
(c) 20th.
(d) 19th.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state capital did The United Mine Workers gather in order to present the governor with a list of demands?

2. Approximately how many square miles make up the region of Appalachia?

3. To what state did Catte and her partner move when leaving Tennessee?

4. How many states contain Appalachian counties?

5. How many objectives does Catte name for her nonfiction work What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia?

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