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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 7-38.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Catte asserts that "Harvard University paid just $2.82 in annual property taxes on 11, 182 acres of land" (13) in what year?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1951.
(c) 1941.
(d) 2000.

3. How many objectives does Catte name for her nonfiction work What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

4. What percentage of Appalachians identify as white?
(a) 60.
(b) 90.
(c) 70.
(d) 80.

5. Around how many coal miners worked in Appalachia, as of the time of Catte's publication?
(a) 36,000.
(b) 54,000.
(c) 80,000.
(d) 18,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Catte characterizes Hillbilly Elegy's portrayal of Appalachians in all but which of the following ways?

2. In what part of the United States is Appalachia located?

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

4. What is the only state entirely within Appalachia?

5. Catte states that Appalachia can be counted upon to be defined in what way?

(see the answer key)

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