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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. The FSA employed artists of what sort to document the lives of Appalachians?
2. Catte makes the claim that "white Appalachians became persona non grata after" (83) what event?
3. Charles Murray is described as having taken what action before later describing it as "a teenage prank" (88)?
4. The FSA was created in an attempt to combat a particular societal ill by resettling whom?
5. Catte states that in the 1960s, what county had a population of "just 5,000 people, most of them poor" (101)?
Short Essay Questions
1. What connection does Catte make between Communism and the civil rights movement?
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 was the Whitesburg Conference?
4. Describe the incident with Ollie Combs in 1965.
5. What tradition does Catte name as "one of the finest and oldest Appalachian traditions" (98)?
6. Describe the link between the War on Poverty and the rise of eugenics.
7. What point does Catte make about the Amazon recommendations connected to Hillbilly Elegy?
8. What connection does Catte make between Appalachian writers and their use of the language of visual literacy?
9. What fault does Catte find with the strategy of trying to ignore the implications of Hillbilly Elegy's success?
10. For what purpose does Catte draw a connection among William Shockley, Harry Caudill, and J.D. Vance?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay that discusses the symbolism of the cover art chosen for What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the messages sent by Catte about the theme of appearance versus reality within What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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