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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 Appalachian Regional Commission created a definition of Appalachia that included how many counties?

2. Around how many coal miners worked in Appalachia, as of the time of Catte's publication?

3. How many objectives does Catte name for her nonfiction work What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia?

4. According to Catte, citizens of Appalachia often view their identity as what metaphorical object?

5. Catte confesses to the reader that the 2016 election results "caused setbacks" (52) for her in relation to retaining what quality?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Hillbilly Elegy?

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

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

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

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

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

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 way does Catte use the metaphor of a mirror to characterize the Appalachian identity?

9. What are Catte's "less clinical" (8) reasons for moving back to Appalachia after a short time in Texas?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the messages sent by Catte about the theme of appearance versus reality within What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia.

Essay Topic 3

Examine Catte’s use of characterization methods to portray J.D. Vance within the narrative. What effects do these characterization methods have on the themes and messages inherent in What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia?

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