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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many dollars did Hugh O'Connor pay the young miner for the use of the miner's image?
(a) 10.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

2. To what state did Catte and her partner move when leaving Tennessee?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) West Virginia.
(c) Texas.
(d) Alabama.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Catte finds the most fault with which element of Vance's public persona during the book tour for Hillbilly Elegy?

2. Catte concludes that media coverage of what disaster "naturalized many practices in Appalachia" (20)?

3. During the week of battle between the private army and the mine workers, what phrase did the miners and their scouts use to identify their allies?

4. What percentage of McDowell county residents voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 election?

5. Catte laments that the memoir Hillbilly Elegy is populated by men who take what action?

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