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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 states that Appalachians and their culture "are often relegated to" (9) what?

2. What template does Vance use to present his picture of Appalachia?

3. Catte finds the most fault with which element of Vance's public persona during the book tour for Hillbilly Elegy?

4. What video game is said to contain a reference to the Hatfield-McCoy feud?

5. The University of Chicago's S.S. MacClintock wrote about the Hatfield-McCoy feud in which journal?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What action is suggested as "making it easier to paint Appalachians as perpetual victims" (52) and why?

3. In what way does Catte use the metaphor of a mirror to characterize the Appalachian identity?

4. For what purpose does Catte discuss the town of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee not far from her home?

5. What is Hillbilly Elegy?

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

7. What strategy does Catte present as part of her plan of action for living in "Trump Country" (52) and what actions does she say she will refrain from taking?

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

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

10. What evidence does Catte use to support her claim about the environmental problems in Texas?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Catte’s decision to include colloquialisms, slang, and profane language within the text. What purpose did Catte have in mind when including these instances and how does the inclusion of these instances support the overarching themes and messages of the text?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the role of the “Trump Country” (8) phenomenon Catte depicts within What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia. How does Catte use the phenomenon’s societal implications in order to highlight multiple themes within the book?

Essay Topic 3

What is Catte’s message regarding the connection between anger and social change and what tools are used within What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia in order to get this message across to the reader?

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