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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. In what state capital did The United Mine Workers gather in order to present the governor with a list of demands?

2. Catte states that Hillbilly Elegy is "currently at" (8) how many "weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list?

3. What claim does Catte make about the number "of towns in Appalachia without a visible African American or Latino community" (52)?

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

5. Catte insists that people in power use the designation of otherness for Appalachia for what reason?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Discuss a particular critical point Catte makes about Hillbilly Elegy.

5. List the problems in the Appalachian region, according to Catte.

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

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

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

9. What is the significance of the term "Murderland" (40) when used by T.C. Crawford?

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

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

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 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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