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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. The filmmaker Colin Low is quoted as stating that "A camera is like" (58) what object?
2. Which two ethnic groups are said to "have fueled more than half of Appalachia's population growth" (10)?
3. How many objectives does Catte name for her nonfiction work What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia?
4. Catte asserts that "Harvard University paid just $2.82 in annual property taxes on 11, 182 acres of land" (13) in what year?
5. The University of Chicago's S.S. MacClintock wrote about the Hatfield-McCoy feud in which journal?
Short Essay Questions
1. Discuss a particular critical point Catte makes about Hillbilly Elegy.
2. In what manner does Catte claim that "Appalachian scholars and activists often prefer" (14) to view their relationships with citizens of other regions?
3. What does Catte mean when she names the "clinical" (7) reasons for her move out of Appalachia?
4. What is the significance of the term "Murderland" (40) when used by T.C. Crawford?
5. What evidence does Catte use to support her claim about the environmental problems in Texas?
6. What are Catte's two objectives within What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia?
7. What action is suggested as "making it easier to paint Appalachians as perpetual victims" (52) and why?
8. How many states are numbered among the region of Appalachia and which state is the only one to fall wholly within the region?
9. Why is Catte's choice of time marker in the introduction's first sentence a significant one?
10. Who was T.C. Crawford and how did he color the rest of America's perceptions about Appalachia?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What ultimate message is Catte sending about the nature and value of compassion?
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
Discuss the messages sent by Catte about the theme of appearance versus reality within What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia.
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