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

2. In what year did four masked men attack the night watchman employed by the Round Mountain Coal Company?

3. Catte names an essay by which writer as "the most offensive 'Trump Country'" (98) piece she has encountered?

4. What was the name of the organization that "publicized [William Shockley's] work in white nationalist circles" (88)?

5. The young women who testified in court that they had seen bulldozers destroy a family graveyard lived in what area of their state?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

5. What was the Moynihan Report?

6. For what purpose does Catte draw a connection among William Shockley, Harry Caudill, and J.D. Vance?

7. What advice does Catte provide for dealing with the Hillbilly Elegy zeitgeist, and what actions does Jillean McCommons add to that advice?

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

9. What does Catte name as the main flaw of popular narratives depicting Appalachia?

10. What was the Whitesburg Conference?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Perform a biographical criticism of What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia by researching Catte's life and work. Be sure to create a strong and specific claim focused on this particular book and then support that claim with quotes from the book and from your research of Catte.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What ultimate message is Catte sending about the nature and value of continually examining one’s own thought patterns and behaviors in relation to guarding against prejudice and stereotypes?

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