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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. What percentage of McDowell county residents voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 election?

2. Catte laments that the memoir Hillbilly Elegy is populated by men who take what action?

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

4. What war does Catte associate with "an indelible imprint" (10)?

5. Who is reported to be directing the film of Hillbilly Elegy?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Hillbilly Elegy?

3. What is Catte's main claim about the problems of the Appalachia region?

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

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

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

7. In what manner does Catte claim that "Appalachian scholars and activists often prefer" (14) to view their relationships with citizens of other regions?

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

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

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

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

Discuss Catte's treatment of truth, lies, and hypocrisy within the text of What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia.

Essay Topic 3

What ultimate message is Catte sending about the nature and value of compassion?

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