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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. What was the name of the organization that "publicized [William Shockley's] work in white nationalist circles" (88)?
(a) The Patriot Fund.
(b) The Purity Fund.
(c) The Pioneer Fund.
(d) The Farmhand Fund.

2. William Shockley worked as a scientist at what institution when he emerged as a leader within a particular movement?
(a) Stanford University.
(b) The United States Department of Agriculture.
(c) Harvard College.
(d) Yale University.

3. 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 1920s.
(d) The 1930s.

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

5. Ollie Combs was how old when she protested against the destruction of her land?
(a) 66.
(b) 39.
(c) 54.
(d) 89.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Kentucky succeed in terminating "the funding for many anti-poverty workers" (102)?

2. In what year did Harry Caudill pass away?

3. Under which United States president's administration was the Farm Security Agency (FSA) formed?

4. Roger May is a friend of Catte who works as what type of artist?

5. Huey Perry is described by Catte as leading a funeral procession composed of how many cars?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Harry Caudill and why is he significant to Catte's argument?

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

3. For what action was Carl Braden sentenced for the crime of sedition?

4. Catte states that before 2016, "the last time the nation took such an obsessive interest in West Virginia's politics was" (77) on what occasion?

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

6. Describe the link between the War on Poverty and the rise of eugenics.

7. Describe the incident with Ollie Combs in 1965.

8. What tradition does Catte name as "one of the finest and oldest Appalachian traditions" (98)?

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

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

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