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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 states contain Appalachian counties?
(a) 13.
(b) 7.
(c) 16.
(d) 5.

2. Whose voices are often excluded from conversations about Appalachia in the media, according to Catte?
(a) Women.
(b) Appalachians.
(c) Children.
(d) People of color.

3. What website "began running predictions that treated Appalachia as one very large state" (35) during the 2016 presidential campaign?
(a) Daily Kos.
(b) Daily Mail.
(c) Consequence of Sound.
(d) Daily Mirror.

4. What is the name of the man who wrote Hillbilly Elegy?
(a) J.D. Vance.
(b) Evan Vance.
(c) John Vance.
(d) Miles Vance.

5. What county became the synonymous with the term "Trump Country," (32) according to Catte?
(a) Caroline.
(b) Charlotte.
(c) Carroll.
(d) McDowell.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many dollars did Hugh O'Connor pay the young miner for the use of the miner's image?

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

3. What adjective did T.C. Crawford use repeatedly to describe Appalachians within his book about Appalachia?

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

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

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