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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. Catte asserts that prior to 2016, the last time Appalachia garnered the attention of the rest of the country was in what decade?
2. Myles Horton was "a labor and civil rights activist" (98) from what state?
3. Catte names what "language" as one that Appalachians often "inject into [their] work" (98)?
4. The Moynihan Report was written by what type of scientist working for the United States government?
5. The National Review did NOT use what term to refer to the people of Appalachia?
Short Essay Questions
1. For what purpose does Catte draw a connection among William Shockley, Harry Caudill, and J.D. Vance?
2. What advice does Catte provide for dealing with the Hillbilly Elegy zeitgeist, and what actions does Jillean McCommons add to that advice?
3. What connection does Catte make between Harry Caudill and William Shockley?
4. What is the one anomaly within the group of images Catte conjures when she thinks about the destruction of Appalachian land?
5. What connection does Catte make between Communism and the civil rights movement?
6. What was the Whitesburg Conference?
7. What connection does Catte draw among William Shockley, Harry Caudill, and J.D. Vance?
8. What point does Catte make about the Amazon recommendations connected to Hillbilly Elegy?
9. For what reason were images of black Appalachians left out of exposes of regional poverty?
10. How did the War on Poverty allow white Americans to ignore the country's race relation problems?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How are the themes of isolation and rejection portrayed in What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia? Examine Catte's treatment of these themes throughout the book.
Essay Topic 2
Examine how Catte invites the readers to learn particular lessons from the experiences of Appalachians and how she suggests they apply those lessons to their own lives. How does Catte accomplish this goal and how does this goal relate to the overarching themes of the text?
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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