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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Catte and her partner moved from one state to another how many months before the 2016 presidential election?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 9.
(d) 2.

2. Hillbilly Elegy is classified as what type of literature?
(a) A memoir.
(b) A novel.
(c) A collection of short stories.
(d) Poetry.

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

4. The two instruments often associated with Appalachia are classified as what types of instruments?
(a) Percussion.
(b) Woodwinds.
(c) Strings.
(d) Reeds.

5. Catte insists that people in power use the designation of otherness for Appalachia for what reason?
(a) For profit.
(b) For research.
(c) For posterity.
(d) For entertainment.

6. Catte describes the murder of the filmmaker Hugh O'Connor as O'Connor documented the lives of the miners in what Kentucky town?
(a) Covington.
(b) Jeremiah.
(c) Louisville.
(d) Lexington.

7. Catte states that in a "former life," (54) she had served in what position?
(a) A librarian.
(b) A coal miner.
(c) A translator.
(d) A social worker.

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

9. Catte states that Hillbilly Elegy is "currently at" (8) how many "weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list?
(a) 50.
(b) 20.
(c) 90.
(d) 10.

10. Catte asserts that all but which of the following citizens of Appalachia were left out of Hillbilly Elegy?
(a) Conservatives.
(b) People of color.
(c) Young people.
(d) Environmentalists.

11. The "most significant labor uprising in United States history" included around how many African American men and women?
(a) 500.
(b) 200.
(c) 2,000.
(d) 3,000.

12. Catte finds the most fault with which element of Vance's public persona during the book tour for Hillbilly Elegy?
(a) Self-hatred.
(b) Deception.
(c) Humility.
(d) Ulterior motives.

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

14. Catte notes of the Hatfield-McCoy feud that "it was a real event that occurred in Appalachia at the turn of" (39) which century?
(a) 21st.
(b) 19th.
(c) 20th.
(d) 18th.

15. Under which U.S. president did the War on Poverty evolve, according to Catte?
(a) Eisenhower.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Carter.
(d) Kennedy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Catte, citizens of Appalachia often view their identity as what metaphorical object?

3. In what year were convictions of several members of the Hatfield and McCoy families secured?

4. In what state did private detectives hired by a negotiating coal company terrorize women and children with machine gun fire?

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

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