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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 states that in the 1960s, what county had a population of "just 5,000 people, most of them poor" (101)?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Broward.
(c) Knott.
(d) Pike.

2. The work of Jack E. Weller's focused upon by Catte was published in what year?
(a) 1927.
(b) 2016.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1965.

3. What video game is said to contain a reference to the Hatfield-McCoy feud?
(a) World of Warcraft.
(b) Overwatch.
(c) Skyrim.
(d) Minecraft.

4. Ollie Combs was how old when she protested against the destruction of her land?
(a) 54.
(b) 39.
(c) 89.
(d) 66.

5. Arthur Rothstein was known for documenting the lives of those evicted from their homes as a result of what construction project?
(a) A protected marshland.
(b) A coal mine.
(c) A zoo.
(d) A national park.

Short Answer Questions

1. Catte asserts that "the Mulloys and McSurelys were indeed attempting to help poor individuals in the mountains seize power from" (98) whom?

2. Which two ethnic groups are said to "have fueled more than half of Appalachia's population growth" (10)?

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

4. What template does Vance use to present his picture of Appalachia?

5. Catte asserts that all but which of the following citizens of Appalachia were left out of Hillbilly Elegy?

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