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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 and her partner moved from one state to another how many months before the 2016 presidential election?

2. The filmmaker Colin Low is quoted as stating that "A camera is like" (58) what object?

3. Both Trump and what other candidate won Appalachia by a wide margin in the 2016 West Virginia primary?

4. Approximately how many square miles make up the region of Appalachia?

5. Catte states that what cause "is immortalized in many songs and union anthems" (44) in a particular state?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Catte's choice of time marker in the introduction's first sentence a significant one?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What event does Elizabeth Catte use to mark the timing of her move out of Appalachia six months before a particular event?

9. What is Hillbilly Elegy?

10. What distinction does Catte make between empathy and solidarity?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Catte's discussion of her own identity as a resident of Appalachia. What themes are touched upon within these instances and what rhetorical devices does Catte use in order to make these connections explicit?

Essay Topic 2

How is the theme of invisibility portrayed in What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia? Examine Catte's treatment of and messages regarding invisibility throughout the work.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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