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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Catte characterizes Hillbilly Elegy's portrayal of Appalachians in all but which of the following ways?
(a) Monolithic.
(b) Helpless.
(c) Degraded.
(d) Radical.

3. The Appalachian Regional Commission created a definition of Appalachia that included how many counties?
(a) 200.
(b) 320.
(c) 528,
(d) 420.

4. In what year did private detectives hired by the owners of the Paint Creek mine terrorize the families of the workers in a particular state?
(a) 1957.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1935.

5. Around how many coal miners worked in Appalachia, as of the time of Catte's publication?
(a) 54,000.
(b) 80,000.
(c) 36,000.
(d) 18,000.

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) Jeremiah.
(b) Lexington.
(c) Covington.
(d) Louisville.

7. Bo Copley became a "coal country celebrity" (50) after a tense encounter with which politician?
(a) Ben Carson.
(b) Donald Trump.
(c) Marco Rubio.
(d) Hillary Clinton.

8. In April of 2019, filmmakers in what state "hosted the fourth Appalachian Queer Film Festival" (51)?
(a) West Virginia.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Mississippi.

9. Whose voices are often excluded from conversations about Appalachia in the media, according to Catte?
(a) Women.
(b) People of color.
(c) Appalachians.
(d) Children.

10. How many states contain Appalachian counties?
(a) 5.
(b) 16.
(c) 13.
(d) 7.

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

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

13. 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) 20th.
(b) 21st.
(c) 19th.
(d) 18th.

14. In what year were convictions of several members of the Hatfield and McCoy families secured?
(a) 1689.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1789.
(d) 1889.

15. In what state is a particular cause said to be "is immortalized in many songs and union anthems" (44)?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) West Virginia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Catte concludes that media coverage of what disaster "naturalized many practices in Appalachia" (20)?

2. Catte asserts that all but which of the following citizens of Appalachia were left out of Hillbilly Elegy?

3. How many dollars did Hugh O'Connor pay the young miner for the use of the miner's image?

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

5. What template does Vance use to present his picture of Appalachia?

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