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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The bulldozers that destroyed Ollie Combs's land were sent by what kind of company?
(a) Coal.
(b) Oil.
(c) Timber.
(d) Transportation.

2. People living in what state are featured in the opening scenes of the documentary Before the Mountain Was Moved?
(a) West Virginia.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Kentucky.

3. By what decade had William Shockley "been largely disowned by the mainstream scientific community" (84)?
(a) The 1990s.
(b) The 1930s.
(c) The 1970s.
(d) The 1960s.

4. Catte comments that the most fascinating scene in Before the Mountain Was Moved involves a conversation about "what we would today call" (116) what?
(a) Microaggressions.
(b) Sexual harassment.
(c) White privilege.
(d) Passing.

5. In what year did Ollie Combs endeavor to conduct a protest against her land being destroyed by bulldozers?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1985.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is reported to be directing the film of Hillbilly Elegy?

2. The young women who testified in court that they had seen bulldozers destroy a family graveyard lived in what area of their state?

3. William Shockley claimed that his research led him to what conclude that African Americans were predisposed for what characteristic?

4. What war does Catte associate with "an indelible imprint" (10)?

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

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