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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. Under which U.S. president did the War on Poverty evolve, according to Catte?
2. What claim does Catte make about the number "of towns in Appalachia without a visible African American or Latino community" (52)?
3. Catte disparages a Vanity Fair essay in which writer John Saward visits what state in order to "understand Donald Trump" (22)?
4. According to Catte, citizens of Appalachia often view their identity as what metaphorical object?
5. Catte laments the tradition of "casting Appalachia as what kind of 'other America'" (8)?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What is the significance of the term "Murderland" (40) when used by T.C. Crawford?
3. What does Catte mean when she names the "clinical" (7) reasons for her move out of Appalachia?
4. Discuss a particular critical point Catte makes about Hillbilly Elegy.
5. Who was T.C. Crawford and how did he color the rest of America's perceptions about Appalachia?
6. What action does Catte say she hopes to take in response to living in "Trump Country" (52)?
7. What are Catte's two objectives within What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia?
8. What aspect of Texans' curiosity strikes Catte as ironic during her short residency in Texas?
9. What is Hillbilly Elegy?
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
Read a lengthy interview with Catte. Write an essay explaining the connection between several of Catte’s answers and a major argument presented within the text of What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia.
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
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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