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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 war does Catte associate with "an indelible imprint" (10)?
(a) The War on Unions.
(b) The War on Youth.
(c) The War on Drugs.
(d) The War on Poverty.

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

3. How many registered voters resided within McDowell County during the 2016 presidential election?
(a) 17,508.
(b) 12,847.
(c) 5,934.
(d) 3,486.

4. Which two ethnic groups are said to "have fueled more than half of Appalachia's population growth" (10)?
(a) African American and Asian American individuals.
(b) African American and Central American individuals.
(c) African American and Hispanic individuals.
(d) African American and Native American individuals.

5. Under which U.S. president did the War on Poverty evolve, according to Catte?
(a) Carter.
(b) Eisenhower.
(c) Kennedy.
(d) Johnson.

Short Answer Questions

1. The University of Chicago's S.S. MacClintock wrote about the Hatfield-McCoy feud in which journal?

2. What claim does Catte make about the number "of towns in Appalachia without a visible African American or Latino community" (52)?

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

4. Around how many coal miners worked in Appalachia, as of the time of Catte's publication?

5. What video game is said to contain a reference to the Hatfield-McCoy feud?

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