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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. Anne Braden attended the trial of which of her family members when he was accused of sedition?

2. In what county did Dan Gibson use "armed resistance to route bulldozers off his family land" (100)?

3. In what year did the sheriff of Pike County, Kentucky order a raid on the home of community organizers Karen and Joseph Malloy?

4. The Moynihan Report was written by what type of scientist working for the United States government?

5. Catte names what "language" as one that Appalachians often "inject into [their] work" (98)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the Whitesburg Conference?

2. What tradition does Catte name as "one of the finest and oldest Appalachian traditions" (98)?

3. What connection does Catte make between Harry Caudill and William Shockley?

4. What connection does Catte draw among William Shockley, Harry Caudill, and J.D. Vance?

5. What does Catte say about the way in which she views Appalachian history?

6. Who was Harry Caudill and why is he significant to Catte's argument?

7. Catte states that before 2016, "the last time the nation took such an obsessive interest in West Virginia's politics was" (77) on what occasion?

8. Describe the incident with Ollie Combs in 1965.

9. When Catte thinks about the destruction done to Appalachian land, of what types of images are her thoughts largely composed?

10. What qualities does Catte assert are shared by both J.D. Vance and Harry Caudill?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Catte’s use of the image motif within the nonfiction work What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia. Be sure to include discussion of textual elements such as Catte’s use of the photo album metaphor.

Essay Topic 3

What ultimate message is Catte sending about the nature and value of compassion?

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