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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What percentage of McDowell county residents voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 election?
(a) 46.
(b) 89.
(c) 79.
(d) 27.

2. In what state capital did The United Mine Workers gather in order to present the governor with a list of demands?
(a) Montgomery.
(b) Charleston.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Knoxville.

3. How many registered voters resided within McDowell County during the 2016 presidential election?
(a) 12,847.
(b) 17,508.
(c) 5,934.
(d) 3,486.

4. What attitude are the coal companies said to have exhibited toward organized labor unions?
(a) Cunning strategy.
(b) Reluctant tolerance.
(c) Violent hysteria.
(d) Strong hatred.

5. Which two ethnic groups are said to "have fueled more than half of Appalachia's population growth" (10)?
(a) African American and Asian American individuals.
(b) African American and Central American individuals.
(c) African American and Hispanic individuals.
(d) African American and Native American individuals.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Catte states that Appalachians and their culture "are often relegated to" (9) what?

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

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

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

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