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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what holiday does Catte portray Ollie Combs as eating alone in her jail cell?
(a) Labor Day.
(b) Thanksgiving.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Easter.

2. William Shockley worked as a scientist at what institution when he emerged as a leader within a particular movement?
(a) Yale University.
(b) Stanford University.
(c) The United States Department of Agriculture.
(d) Harvard College.

3. To what state did Catte and her partner move when leaving Tennessee?
(a) Alabama.
(b) West Virginia.
(c) Texas.
(d) Kentucky.

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?
(a) The 1893 World's Fair.
(b) The 1901 World's Fair.
(c) The 1968 World's Fair.
(d) The 1933 World's Fair.

5. Catte states that in the 1960s, what county had a population of "just 5,000 people, most of them poor" (101)?
(a) Broward.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Pike.
(d) Knott.

Short Answer Questions

1. By 1974, William Shockley was openly advocating for what treatment of those he termed "genetically unfit" (85)?

2. Lewis Hine became known for documenting the lives of Appalachians living in what state?

3. Which two ethnic groups are said to "have fueled more than half of Appalachia's population growth" (10)?

4. Catte discusses which president's extensive campaigning within Appalachia as a factor in the negative portrayals of Appalachians?

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

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