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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 7-38.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Around how many coal miners worked in Appalachia, as of the time of Catte's publication?
(a) 18,000.
(b) 36,000.
(c) 54,000.
(d) 80,000.
2. Who is reported to be directing the film of Hillbilly Elegy?
(a) Spike Jonze.
(b) Charlie Kaufman.
(c) Ron Howard.
(d) Steven Spielberg.
3. What template does Vance use to present his picture of Appalachia?
(a) The Hatfield-McCoy feud.
(b) His own harrowing childhood.
(c) The film Deliverance.
(d) The Civil War.
4. The Appalachian Regional Commission created a definition of Appalachia that included how many counties?
(a) 528,
(b) 420.
(c) 320.
(d) 200.
5. What war does Catte associate with "an indelible imprint" (10)?
(a) The War on Drugs.
(b) The War on Unions.
(c) The War on Poverty.
(d) The War on Youth.
Short Answer Questions
1. Catte concludes that media coverage of what disaster "naturalized many practices in Appalachia" (20)?
2. What phrase does Catte use to name the nonfiction genre associated with John Saward's essay in Vanity Fair?
3. According to Catte, citizens of Appalachia often view their identity as what metaphorical object?
4. Catte states that Hillbilly Elegy is "currently at" (8) how many "weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list?
5. Catte laments the tradition of "casting Appalachia as what kind of 'other America'" (8)?
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