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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Page 78-93.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is reported to be directing the film of Hillbilly Elegy?
(a) Spike Jonze.
(b) Ron Howard.
(c) Charlie Kaufman.
(d) Steven Spielberg.

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

3. William Shockley claimed that his research led him to what conclude that African Americans were predisposed for what characteristic?
(a) Low intelligence.
(b) Increased rates of heart disease.
(c) Reduced life spans.
(d) Reduced fertility.

4. What percentage of McDowell county residents voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 election?
(a) 46.
(b) 79.
(c) 89.
(d) 27.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Catte asserts that both Harry Caudill and William Shockley promoted the implementation of what practice all the way until their deaths?

2. Catte states that the Moynihan Report had been of little use to the United States government after which group of people denounced the report?

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

4. By 1974, William Shockley was openly advocating for what treatment of those he termed "genetically unfit" (85)?

5. In what state is a particular cause said to be "is immortalized in many songs and union anthems" (44)?

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