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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Catte and her partner moved from one state to another how many months before the 2016 presidential election?
(a) 2.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 9.

2. What phrase does Catte use to name the nonfiction genre associated with John Saward's essay in Vanity Fair?
(a) Trump Country.
(b) The Trump Oasis.
(c) The Land of Trump.
(d) The Trump Delusion.

3. Catte insists that people in power use the designation of otherness for Appalachia for what reason?
(a) For posterity.
(b) For entertainment.
(c) For profit.
(d) For research.

4. Catte states that Appalachians and their culture "are often relegated to" (9) what?
(a) The Midwest.
(b) The past.
(c) The South.
(d) The land of pariahs.

5. Catte characterizes Hillbilly Elegy's portrayal of Appalachians in all but which of the following ways?
(a) Monolithic.
(b) Degraded.
(c) Radical.
(d) Helpless.

Short Answer Questions

1. Both Trump and what other candidate won Appalachia by a wide margin in the 2016 West Virginia primary?

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

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

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

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

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