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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 phrase does Catte use to name the nonfiction genre associated with John Saward's essay in Vanity Fair?
2. Catte states that what cause "is immortalized in many songs and union anthems" (44) in a particular state?
3. Whose voices are often excluded from conversations about Appalachia in the media, according to Catte?
4. In what year was T.C. Crawford's book about Appalachia published?
5. In what year did The United Mine Workers gather in order to present the governor with a list of demands?
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 are Catte's "less clinical" (8) reasons for moving back to Appalachia after a short time in Texas?
3. Provide the facts of the most basic interpretation of the Hatfield-McCoy feud.
4. List the problems in the Appalachian region, according to Catte.
5. What is the significance of the term "Murderland" (40) when used by T.C. Crawford?
6. What does Catte mean when she names the "clinical" (7) reasons for her move out of Appalachia?
7. What faults does Catte find with J.D. Vance outside of his authorship of Hillbilly Elegy?
8. Why is Catte's choice of time marker in the introduction's first sentence a significant one?
9. What are Catte's two objectives within What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia?
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
Perform a biographical criticism of What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia by researching Catte's life and work. Be sure to create a strong and specific claim focused on this particular book and then support that claim with quotes from the book and from your research of Catte.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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