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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what year did The United Mine Workers gather in order to present the governor with a list of demands?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) West Virginia.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Alabama.

3. 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.

4. Both Trump and what other candidate won Appalachia by a wide margin in the 2016 West Virginia primary?
(a) Clinton.
(b) Sanders.
(c) Rubio.
(d) Carson.

5. The "most significant labor uprising in United States history" included around how many African American men and women?
(a) 2,000.
(b) 3,000.
(c) 500.
(d) 200.

Short Answer Questions

1. Catte states that Hillbilly Elegy is "currently at" (8) how many "weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list?

2. Bo Copley became a "coal country celebrity" (50) after a tense encounter with which politician?

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

4. What claim does Catte make about the number "of towns in Appalachia without a visible African American or Latino community" (52)?

5. Catte and her partner moved from one state to another how many months before the 2016 presidential election?

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