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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Catte disparages a Vanity Fair essay in which writer John Saward visits what state in order to "understand Donald Trump" (22)?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) West Virginia.

2. Catte asserts that "Harvard University paid just $2.82 in annual property taxes on 11, 182 acres of land" (13) in what year?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1979.
(c) 2000.
(d) 1941.

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

4. What percentage of Appalachians identify as white?
(a) 70.
(b) 60.
(c) 90.
(d) 80.

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

6. The film being made by Hugh O'Connor and his crew at the time of O'Connor's murder was slated to be shown at which venue?
(a) The 1893 World's Fair.
(b) The 1968 World's Fair.
(c) The 1901 World's Fair.
(d) The 1933 World's Fair.

7. In what Tennessee city close to Catte's home can tourists eat "feudin' fried chicken" at the "Hatfield-McCoy Dinner Show" (39)?
(a) Nashville.
(b) Memphis.
(c) Pigeon Forge.
(d) Knoxville.

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

9. Catte and her partner moved from one state to another how many months before the 2016 presidential election?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 9.

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

11. What is the name of the man who wrote Hillbilly Elegy?
(a) Evan Vance.
(b) John Vance.
(c) Miles Vance.
(d) J.D. Vance.

12. About how many people live within the region of Appalachia?
(a) 25 million.
(b) 10 million.
(c) 15 million.
(d) 50 million.

13. Catte states that Appalachia can be counted upon to be defined in what way?
(a) Messily.
(b) Continually.
(c) Contentiously.
(d) Proudly.

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

15. What video game is said to contain a reference to the Hatfield-McCoy feud?
(a) Minecraft.
(b) Skyrim.
(c) World of Warcraft.
(d) Overwatch.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Catte states that Appalachia has the same what as every other part of the United States?

3. Who is reported to be directing the film of Hillbilly Elegy?

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

5. How many registered voters resided within McDowell County during the 2016 presidential election?

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