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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 39-77.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Catte confesses to the reader that the 2016 election results "caused setbacks" (52) for her in relation to retaining what quality?
(a) Hope.
(b) Compassion.
(c) Patience.
(d) Grace.

2. How many registered voters resided within McDowell County during the 2016 presidential election?
(a) 5,934.
(b) 12,847.
(c) 3,486.
(d) 17,508.

3. Catte concludes that media coverage of what disaster "naturalized many practices in Appalachia" (20)?
(a) The Ball Mine Disaster.
(b) The Sago Mine disaster.
(c) The Cherry Mine Disaster.
(d) The Triangle Mine Disaster.

4. The two instruments often associated with Appalachia are classified as what types of instruments?
(a) Strings.
(b) Woodwinds.
(c) Percussion.
(d) Reeds.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Catte began cataloguing what two types of documents about the "Appalachia Problem" (8)?

2. In what state did private detectives hired by a negotiating coal company terrorize women and children with machine gun fire?

3. What percentage of Appalachians identify as white?

4. What adjective did T.C. Crawford use repeatedly to describe Appalachians within his book about Appalachia?

5. What is the only state entirely within Appalachia?

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