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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Catte asserts that "Harvard University paid just $2.82 in annual property taxes on 11, 182 acres of land" (13) in what year?
2. Who is reported to be directing the film of Hillbilly Elegy?
3. What war does Catte associate with "an indelible imprint" (10)?
4. What does Catte assert about the number of people "who know and celebrate a different Appalachia" (9)?
5. What percentage of Appalachians identify as white?
Short Essay Questions
1. What action is suggested as "making it easier to paint Appalachians as perpetual victims" (52) and why?
2. What distinction does Catte make between empathy and solidarity?
3. What event does Elizabeth Catte use to mark the timing of her move out of Appalachia six months before a particular event?
4. What is the significance of the term "Murderland" (40) when used by T.C. Crawford?
5. What action does Catte say she hopes to take in response to living in "Trump Country" (52)?
6. What is Catte's main claim about the problems of the Appalachia region?
7. In what way does Catte use the metaphor of a mirror to characterize the Appalachian identity?
8. What are Catte's two objectives within What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia?
9. What aspect of Texans' curiosity strikes Catte as ironic during her short residency in Texas?
10. What is Hillbilly Elegy?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What ultimate message is Catte sending about the nature and value of compassion?
Essay Topic 2
Examine the roles of the activists Huey Perry, Carl Braden, and Ollie Combs within the text of What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia. How does Catte use each person’s depiction in order to highlight major themes depicted within the book?
Essay Topic 3
What ultimate message is Catte sending about the nature and value of continually examining one’s own thought patterns and behaviors in relation to guarding against prejudice and stereotypes?
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