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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 7-38.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which two ethnic groups are said to "have fueled more than half of Appalachia's population growth" (10)?
(a) African American and Central American individuals.
(b) African American and Native American individuals.
(c) African American and Hispanic individuals.
(d) African American and Asian American individuals.

2. Catte states that Hillbilly Elegy is "currently at" (8) how many "weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list?
(a) 10.
(b) 90.
(c) 50.
(d) 20.

3. Catte began cataloguing what two types of documents about the "Appalachia Problem" (8)?
(a) Letters and land covenants.
(b) Interviews and essays.
(c) Land covenants and interviews.
(d) Census forms and essays.

4. Catte characterizes Hillbilly Elegy's portrayal of Appalachians in all but which of the following ways?
(a) Degraded.
(b) Helpless.
(c) Monolithic.
(d) Radical.

5. What phrase does Catte use to name the nonfiction genre associated with John Saward's essay in Vanity Fair?
(a) Trump Country.
(b) The Trump Delusion.
(c) The Land of Trump.
(d) The Trump Oasis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Catte asserts that "Harvard University paid just $2.82 in annual property taxes on 11, 182 acres of land" (13) in what year?

2. What war does Catte associate with "an indelible imprint" (10)?

3. What does Catte assert about the number of people "who know and celebrate a different Appalachia" (9)?

4. What is the only state entirely within Appalachia?

5. What county became the synonymous with the term "Trump Country," (32) according to Catte?

(see the answer key)

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