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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 18th.
(b) 21st.
(c) 19th.
(d) 20th.

2. What did T.C. Crawford dub Appalachia within his book about the region?
(a) Hungerland.
(b) Murderland.
(c) Wonderland.
(d) Wasteland.

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

4. In what year was T.C. Crawford's book about Appalachia published?
(a) 1789.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1889.
(d) 1689.

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

6. Catte confesses to the reader that the 2016 election results "caused setbacks" (52) for her in relation to retaining what quality?
(a) Compassion.
(b) Grace.
(c) Hope.
(d) Patience.

7. Catte disparages a Vanity Fair essay in which writer John Saward visits what state in order to "understand Donald Trump" (22)?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) West Virginia.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Mississippi.

8. The "weeklong campaign during which miners fought valiantly against a private army" was called "The Battle of" (46) what?
(a) Mount Constitution.
(b) Bison Mountain.
(c) Blair Mountain.
(d) Mount Mitchell.

9. What kind of Darwinism posited a link between privilege and innate superiority?
(a) Ethnocentric.
(b) Marxist.
(c) Social.
(d) Psychological.

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

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

12. Who is reported to be directing the film of Hillbilly Elegy?
(a) Charlie Kaufman.
(b) Steven Spielberg.
(c) Ron Howard.
(d) Spike Jonze.

13. Catte states that Appalachia can be counted upon to be defined in what way?
(a) Messily.
(b) Continually.
(c) Proudly.
(d) Contentiously.

14. What percentage of Appalachians identify as white?
(a) 80.
(b) 70.
(c) 60.
(d) 90.

15. What war does Catte associate with "an indelible imprint" (10)?
(a) The War on Unions.
(b) The War on Poverty.
(c) The War on Youth.
(d) The War on Drugs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hillbilly Elegy is classified as what type of literature?

2. What county became the synonymous with the term "Trump Country," (32) according to Catte?

3. How many objectives does Catte name for her nonfiction work What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia?

4. Catte finds the most fault with which element of Vance's public persona during the book tour for Hillbilly Elegy?

5. In what state is a particular cause said to be "is immortalized in many songs and union anthems" (44)?

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