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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Catte recounts a story in which Jack E. Weller asked to be taken to what location "one last time" (115)?
(a) The lake.
(b) The plains.
(c) The ocean.
(d) The mountains.

2. The two instruments often associated with Appalachia are classified as what types of instruments?
(a) Reeds.
(b) Woodwinds.
(c) Percussion.
(d) Strings.

3. William Shockley claimed that his research led him to what conclude that African Americans were predisposed for what characteristic?
(a) Increased rates of heart disease.
(b) Reduced life spans.
(c) Low intelligence.
(d) Reduced fertility.

4. Catte names an essay by which writer as "the most offensive 'Trump Country'" (98) piece she has encountered?
(a) Kevin Baker.
(b) Carl Braden.
(c) Jason Allen.
(d) Ezra Koenig.

5. The "most significant labor uprising in United States history" included around how many African American men and women?
(a) 500.
(b) 2,000.
(c) 200.
(d) 3,000.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Catte states that in the 1960s, what county had "over fifty millionaires" (101)?

3. Catte states that what entities own the majority of the land on Blair Mountain?

4. Anne Braden attended the trial of which of her family members when he was accused of sedition?

5. The Appalachian Regional Commission created a definition of Appalachia that included how many counties?

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