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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 states that in the 1960s, what county had "over fifty millionaires" (101)?
2. Harry Caudill sent William Shockley an encouraging letter in what year?
3. Catte names what "language" as one that Appalachians often "inject into [their] work" (98)?
4. Anne Braden attended the trial of which of her family members when he was accused of sedition?
5. What adjective does Catte use to describe the action Appalachians took "against corporate interests" (102)?
Short Essay Questions
1. What advice does Catte provide for dealing with the Hillbilly Elegy zeitgeist, and what actions does Jillean McCommons add to that advice?
2. For what purpose does Catte draw a connection among William Shockley, Harry Caudill, and J.D. Vance?
3. Describe the link between the War on Poverty and the rise of eugenics.
4. What fault does Catte find with the strategy of trying to ignore the implications of Hillbilly Elegy's success?
5. What was the Moynihan Report?
6. What connection does Catte draw among William Shockley, Harry Caudill, and J.D. Vance?
7. 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?
8. What does Catte say about the way in which she views Appalachian history?
9. What was the Whitesburg Conference?
10. What is a goal Catte names as NOT being achieved by the War on Poverty?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
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
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.
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