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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Under which U.S. president did the War on Poverty evolve, according to Catte?
(a) Carter.
(b) Kennedy.
(c) Eisenhower.
(d) Johnson.

2. What website "began running predictions that treated Appalachia as one very large state" (35) during the 2016 presidential campaign?
(a) Daily Kos.
(b) Consequence of Sound.
(c) Daily Mail.
(d) Daily Mirror.

3. How many objectives does Catte name for her nonfiction work What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia?
(a) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

4. What template does Vance use to present his picture of Appalachia?
(a) The Hatfield-McCoy feud.
(b) The film Deliverance.
(c) His own harrowing childhood.
(d) The Civil War.

5. How many states contain Appalachian counties?
(a) 7.
(b) 13.
(c) 5.
(d) 16.

Short Answer Questions

1. Catte asserts that all but which of the following citizens of Appalachia were left out of Hillbilly Elegy?

2. Catte characterizes Hillbilly Elegy's portrayal of Appalachians in all but which of the following ways?

3. Around how many coal miners worked in Appalachia, as of the time of Catte's publication?

4. What is the name of the man who wrote Hillbilly Elegy?

5. What percentage of Appalachians identify as white?

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