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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Catte asserts that "The visual archive of Appalachia created in" what decade "focused exclusively on" (58) a particular quality of Appalachia?

2. 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?

3. In what Tennessee city close to Catte's home can tourists eat "feudin' fried chicken" at the "Hatfield-McCoy Dinner Show" (39)?

4. The film being made by Hugh O'Connor and his crew at the time of O'Connor's murder was slated to be shown at which venue?

5. What is the only state entirely within Appalachia?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what decade was a government-funded visual archive of Appalachia created and what was its central focus?

2. What does Catte mean when she names the "clinical" (7) reasons for her move out of Appalachia?

3. What action does Catte say she hopes to take in response to living in "Trump Country" (52)?

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

5. List the problems in the Appalachian region, according to Catte.

6. What aspect of Texans' curiosity strikes Catte as ironic during her short residency in Texas?

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

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

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

10. What is Hillbilly Elegy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Catte's purpose for juxtaposing at least two different locations in a particular way within the text of What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia.

Essay Topic 2

Read a lengthy interview with Catte. Write an essay explaining the connection between several of Catte’s answers and a major argument presented within the text of What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the roles of the activists Huey Perry, Carl Braden, and Ollie Combs within the text of What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia. How does Catte use each person’s depiction in order to highlight major themes depicted within the book?

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