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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. The bulldozers that destroyed Ollie Combs's land were sent by what kind of company?
(a) Transportation.
(b) Timber.
(c) Oil.
(d) Coal.

2. William Shockley claimed that his research led him to what conclude that African Americans were predisposed for what characteristic?
(a) Increased rates of heart disease.
(b) Reduced life spans.
(c) Low intelligence.
(d) Reduced fertility.

3. In what year did William Shockley debate the African American psychiatrist Frances Cress Welsing (84)?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1958.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1932.

4. Catte asserts that "the Mulloys and McSurelys were indeed attempting to help poor individuals in the mountains seize power from" (98) whom?
(a) People of color.
(b) The government.
(c) Land ownership.
(d) The wealthy.

5. Huey Perry is described by Catte as leading a funeral procession composed of how many cars?
(a) 80.
(b) 100.
(c) 30.
(d) 500.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what holiday does Catte portray Ollie Combs as eating alone in her jail cell?

2. In what year was Carl Braden arrested and convicted of sedition against the government for helping to purchase a home for an African American family?

3. The "the most offensive 'Trump Country'" (98) essay Catte has encountered was published in what publication?

4. Lewis Hine became known for documenting the lives of Appalachians living in what state?

5. Arthur Rothstein was known for documenting the lives of those evicted from their homes as a result of what construction project?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What point does Catte make about the Amazon recommendations connected to Hillbilly Elegy?

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

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

8. 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?

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

10. What was the Whitesburg Conference?

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