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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 114-132.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Kentucky succeed in terminating "the funding for many anti-poverty workers" (102)?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1945.
(d) 2001.

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

3. In what year was an application accepted to place Blair Mountain on the National Register of Historic Places?
(a) 2011.
(b) 2009.
(c) 2015.
(d) 2002.

4. Despite various victories and setbacks, the state of Blair Mountain and its status on the National Register are described in what way?
(a) A haunting reminder.
(b) Fragile.
(c) In limbo.
(d) A closed case.

5. What claim does Catte make about the number "of towns in Appalachia without a visible African American or Latino community" (52)?
(a) The number is growing.
(b) There are none.
(c) There are many.
(d) There are few.

Short Answer Questions

1. Catte names an essay by which writer as "the most offensive 'Trump Country'" (98) piece she has encountered?

2. Harry Caudil's work focused on which group of people within Appalachia?

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

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

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

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