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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. Catte describes Judy Bonds as a grandmother who "became the face of" (98) what type of activism?
(a) Anti-gold mining.
(b) Anti-erosion.
(c) Anti-mountaintop-removal.
(d) Anti-fracking.

2. Catte asserts that prior to 2016, the last time Appalachia garnered the attention of the rest of the country was in what decade?
(a) The 1970s.
(b) The 1960s.
(c) The 1930s.
(d) The 1920s.

3. Catte states that in the 1960s, what county had a population of "just 5,000 people, most of them poor" (101)?
(a) Knott.
(b) Pike.
(c) Broward.
(d) Jackson.

4. In what decade was the FSA created in the United States?
(a) The 1930s.
(b) The 1880s.
(c) The 1920s.
(d) The 1950s.

5. The young women who testified in court that they had seen bulldozers destroy a family graveyard lived in what area of their state?
(a) Eastern.
(b) Northern.
(c) Western.
(d) Southern.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bill Strode worked for what newspaper when he was arrested for documenting a protester's actions?

2. In what state did Dan Gibson use "armed resistance to route bulldozers off his family land" (100)?

3. By 1974, William Shockley was openly advocating for what treatment of those he termed "genetically unfit" (85)?

4. Ollie Combs was how old when she protested against the destruction of her land?

5. Catte asserts that both Harry Caudill and William Shockley promoted the implementation of what practice all the way until their deaths?

Short Essay Questions

1. What qualities does Catte assert are shared by both J.D. Vance and Harry Caudill?

2. What does Catte name as the main flaw of popular narratives depicting Appalachia?

3. For what purpose does Catte draw a connection among William Shockley, Harry Caudill, and J.D. Vance?

4. How did the War on Poverty allow white Americans to ignore the country's race relation problems?

5. What connection does Catte make between Communism and the civil rights movement?

6. What connection does Catte make between Appalachian writers and their use of the language of visual literacy?

7. What does Catte say about the way in which she views Appalachian history?

8. What connection does Catte make between Harry Caudill and William Shockley?

9. What advice does Catte provide for dealing with the Hillbilly Elegy zeitgeist, and what actions does Jillean McCommons add to that advice?

10. What fault does Catte find with the strategy of trying to ignore the implications of Hillbilly Elegy's success?

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