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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 97-113.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Approximately how many square miles make up the region of Appalachia?
(a) 75,000.
(b) 3 million.
(c) 700,000.
(d) 1 million.

2. Bo Copley became a "coal country celebrity" (50) after a tense encounter with which politician?
(a) Donald Trump.
(b) Ben Carson.
(c) Marco Rubio.
(d) Hillary Clinton.

3. Catte describes the murder of the filmmaker Hugh O'Connor as O'Connor documented the lives of the miners in what Kentucky town?
(a) Covington.
(b) Lexington.
(c) Louisville.
(d) Jeremiah.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Robert Payne was a disabled African American miner who acted as what official in the Disabled Miners and Widows organization?

2. The young women who testified in court that they had seen bulldozers destroy a family graveyard lived in what area of their state?

3. Catte finds the most fault with which element of Vance's public persona during the book tour for Hillbilly Elegy?

4. Bill Strode worked for what newspaper when he was arrested for documenting a protester's actions?

5. Huey Perry is described by Catte as leading a funeral procession composed of how many cars?

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