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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 laments that the memoir Hillbilly Elegy is populated by men who take what action?
2. What adjective did T.C. Crawford use repeatedly to describe Appalachians within his book about Appalachia?
3. Catte states that Hillbilly Elegy is "currently at" (8) how many "weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list?
4. The "weeklong campaign during which miners fought valiantly against a private army" was called "The Battle of" (46) what?
5. Catte insists that people in power use the designation of otherness for Appalachia for what reason?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what manner does Catte claim that "Appalachian scholars and activists often prefer" (14) to view their relationships with citizens of other regions?
2. 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?
3. What is the significance of the term "Murderland" (40) when used by T.C. Crawford?
4. In what way does Catte use the metaphor of a mirror to characterize the Appalachian identity?
5. In what decade was a government-funded visual archive of Appalachia created and what was its central focus?
6. What is Hillbilly Elegy?
7. What action is suggested as "making it easier to paint Appalachians as perpetual victims" (52) and why?
8. List the problems in the Appalachian region, according to Catte.
9. What does Catte mean when she names the "clinical" (7) reasons for her move out of Appalachia?
10. What are Catte's "less clinical" (8) reasons for moving back to Appalachia after a short time in Texas?
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
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?
Essay Topic 3
Examine how Catte invites the readers to learn particular lessons from the experiences of Appalachians and how she suggests they apply those lessons to their own lives. How does Catte accomplish this goal and how does this goal relate to the overarching themes of the text?
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