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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 39-77.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Catte, citizens of Appalachia often view their identity as what metaphorical object?
(a) A weathered suitcase.
(b) A ball of string.
(c) A statue.
(d) A mirror.

3. Hillbilly Elegy is classified as what type of literature?
(a) Poetry.
(b) A memoir.
(c) A collection of short stories.
(d) A novel.

4. In what part of the United States is Appalachia located?
(a) Eastern.
(b) Southern.
(c) Northern.
(d) Western.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The "weeklong campaign during which miners fought valiantly against a private army" was called "The Battle of" (46) what?

2. In April of 2019, filmmakers in what state "hosted the fourth Appalachian Queer Film Festival" (51)?

3. The University of Chicago's S.S. MacClintock wrote about the Hatfield-McCoy feud in which journal?

4. Whose voices are often excluded from conversations about Appalachia in the media, according to Catte?

5. How many states contain Appalachian counties?

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