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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 decade was the FSA created in the United States?
2. Catte claims that Harry Caudil's work drew attention away from what other important cause?
3. The Moynihan Report was written by what type of scientist working for the United States government?
4. On what holiday does Catte portray Ollie Combs as eating alone in her jail cell?
5. What work by Karl Marx was found in the raid on the home of Karen and Joseph Mulloy?
Short Essay Questions
1. For what action was Carl Braden sentenced for the crime of sedition?
2. How did the War on Poverty allow white Americans to ignore the country's race relation problems?
3. What is the one anomaly within the group of images Catte conjures when she thinks about the destruction of Appalachian land?
4. What was the Moynihan Report?
5. What tradition does Catte name as "one of the finest and oldest Appalachian traditions" (98)?
6. What point does Catte make about the Amazon recommendations connected to Hillbilly Elegy?
7. For what purpose does Catte draw a connection among William Shockley, Harry Caudill, and J.D. Vance?
8. What does Catte say about the way in which she views Appalachian history?
9. What qualities does Catte assert are shared by both J.D. Vance and Harry Caudill?
10. What connection does Catte make between Harry Caudill and William Shockley?
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
What ultimate message is Catte sending about the nature and value of compassion?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Catte's treatment of truth, lies, and hypocrisy within the text of What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia.
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