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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 year did private detectives hired by the owners of the Paint Creek mine terrorize the families of the workers in a particular state?
(a) 1899.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1957.

2. Catte finds the most fault with which element of Vance's public persona during the book tour for Hillbilly Elegy?
(a) Deception.
(b) Self-hatred.
(c) Ulterior motives.
(d) Humility.

3. 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) 1941.
(c) 2000.
(d) 1951.

4. In what year were convictions of several members of the Hatfield and McCoy families secured?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1689.
(c) 1889.
(d) 1789.

5. The filmmaker Colin Low is quoted as stating that "A camera is like" (58) what object?
(a) An eraser.
(b) A time machine.
(c) A sword.
(d) A gun.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Around how many coal miners worked in Appalachia, as of the time of Catte's publication?

3. The "most significant labor uprising in United States history" included around how many African American men and women?

4. The film being made by Hugh O'Connor and his crew at the time of O'Connor's murder was slated to be shown at which venue?

5. About how many people live within the region of Appalachia?

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