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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 97-113.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What phrase does Catte use to name the nonfiction genre associated with John Saward's essay in Vanity Fair?
(a) The Trump Delusion.
(b) The Land of Trump.
(c) Trump Country.
(d) The Trump Oasis.

2. In what year did Ollie Combs endeavor to conduct a protest against her land being destroyed by bulldozers?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1965.

3. About how many people live within the region of Appalachia?
(a) 15 million.
(b) 25 million.
(c) 50 million.
(d) 10 million.

4. Catte names an essay by which writer as "the most offensive 'Trump Country'" (98) piece she has encountered?
(a) Carl Braden.
(b) Jason Allen.
(c) Kevin Baker.
(d) Ezra Koenig.

5. Harry Caudil's work focused on which group of people within Appalachia?
(a) Poor Latin Americans.
(b) Poor whites.
(c) Orphans.
(d) Poor African Americans.

Short Answer Questions

1. Arthur Rothstein was known for documenting the lives of those evicted from their homes as a result of what construction project?

2. Catte asserts that "Harvard University paid just $2.82 in annual property taxes on 11, 182 acres of land" (13) in what year?

3. Under which United States president's administration was the Farm Security Agency (FSA) formed?

4. Catte insists that people in power use the designation of otherness for Appalachia for what reason?

5. Huey Perry was instrumental in "directing community action groups in the poorest parts of" (103) what state?

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