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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the week of battle between the private army and the mine workers, what phrase did the miners and their scouts use to identify their allies?
(a) Sixteen tons.
(b) Underground resistance.
(c) I come creeping.
(d) Workers' rights forever.

2. What does Catte assert about the number of people "who know and celebrate a different Appalachia" (9)?
(a) They are few.
(b) They are many.
(c) Their numbers are shrinking.
(d) Their numbers are growing.

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

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

5. What is the only state entirely within Appalachia?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) West Virginia.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what year did The United Mine Workers gather in order to present the governor with a list of demands?

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

4. Catte states that in a "former life," (54) she had served in what position?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In what manner does Catte claim that "Appalachian scholars and activists often prefer" (14) to view their relationships with citizens of other regions?

2. What faults does Catte find with J.D. Vance outside of his authorship of Hillbilly Elegy?

3. For what purpose does Catte discuss the town of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee not far from her home?

4. Who was T.C. Crawford and how did he color the rest of America's perceptions about Appalachia?

5. Provide the facts of the most basic interpretation of the Hatfield-McCoy feud.

6. What is the significance of the term "Murderland" (40) when used by T.C. Crawford?

7. What event does Elizabeth Catte use to mark the timing of her move out of Appalachia six months before a particular event?

8. Discuss a particular critical point Catte makes about Hillbilly Elegy.

9. What is Catte's main claim about the problems of the Appalachia region?

10. What are Catte's two objectives within What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia?

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