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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 114-132.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was a comprehensive study of Appalachian land published?
(a) 1999.
(b) 1933.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1981.

2. Harry Caudill asserted throughout his life that Appalachians' purported "dependency had something to do with" (85) what?
(a) Their poverty.
(b) Their defective genes.
(c) Their climate.
(d) Their lack of educational opportunities.

3. Who is said to have "converged on Pikeville, Kentucky" (124) in order to hold a rally?
(a) White supremacists.
(b) Anti-fascists.
(c) Coal company officials.
(d) Coal miners.

4. Who is reported to be directing the film of Hillbilly Elegy?
(a) Steven Spielberg.
(b) Spike Jonze.
(c) Charlie Kaufman.
(d) Ron Howard.

5. Ada Smith is a founder of the "Stay Together Appalachia" (122) project for which group?
(a) Members of the LGBTQ community.
(b) Members of the Muslim community.
(c) The poor.
(d) Youth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Catte feels that she is the product of which two worlds?

2. Catte asserts that the "root of Appalachia's problems" (122) lies in what element's lengthy history in the region?

3. The opening scenes of the documentary entitled Before the Mountain Was Moved depicts a conversation between a homeowner and a what?

4. Catte disparages a Vanity Fair essay in which writer John Saward visits what state in order to "understand Donald Trump" (22)?

5. What was the name of the organization that "publicized [William Shockley's] work in white nationalist circles" (88)?

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