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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 year did Dan Gibson use "armed resistance to route bulldozers off his family land" (100)?
2. Ollie Combs was how old when she protested against the destruction of her land?
3. The FSA was created in an attempt to combat a particular societal ill by resettling whom?
4. Both Murray and Vance are said to claim what ancestry?
5. In what year did Ollie Combs endeavor to conduct a protest against her land being destroyed by bulldozers?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did the War on Poverty allow white Americans to ignore the country's race relation problems?
2. What connection does Catte draw among William Shockley, Harry Caudill, and J.D. Vance?
3. Who was Harry Caudill and why is he significant to Catte's argument?
4. What tradition does Catte name as "one of the finest and oldest Appalachian traditions" (98)?
5. What was the Whitesburg Conference?
6. For what action was Carl Braden sentenced for the crime of sedition?
7. Describe the incident with Ollie Combs in 1965.
8. What qualities does Catte assert are shared by both J.D. Vance and Harry Caudill?
9. What does Catte say about the way in which she views Appalachian history?
10. What does Catte name as the main flaw of popular narratives depicting Appalachia?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine how Catte invites the readers to learn particular lessons from the experiences of Appalachians and how she suggests they apply those lessons to their own lives. How does Catte accomplish this goal and how does this goal relate to the overarching themes of the text?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Catte's treatment of truth, lies, and hypocrisy within the text of What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia.
Essay Topic 3
Read a lengthy interview with Catte. Write an essay explaining the connection between several of Catte’s answers and a major argument presented within the text of What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia.
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