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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 "the Mulloys and McSurelys were indeed attempting to help poor individuals in the mountains seize power from" (98) whom?

2. What adjective does Catte use to describe the action Appalachians took "against corporate interests" (102)?

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

4. The FSA was created in an attempt to combat a particular societal ill by resettling whom?

5. By 1974, William Shockley was openly advocating for what treatment of those he termed "genetically unfit" (85)?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the link between the War on Poverty and the rise of eugenics.

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

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

4. What was the Whitesburg Conference?

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

6. For what reason were images of black Appalachians left out of exposes of regional poverty?

7. Describe the incident with Ollie Combs in 1965.

8. What fault does Catte find with the strategy of trying to ignore the implications of Hillbilly Elegy's success?

9. For what action was Carl Braden sentenced for the crime of sedition?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Catte's purpose for juxtaposing at least two different locations in a particular way within the text of What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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