Judy's Appalachia

What was the purpose of Mountaintop Removal Mining?

• To allow room to build new neighborhoods and schools

• To help prevent old and dead trees from falling on the city

• To make coal removal quicker and easier for miners

• Leveling mountains made it easier to travel

To join others in refusing to do business with a person or organization

• reject

• boycott

• fulfill

• command

How did Judy's work make an impact? 

• nothing happened because of her hard work

• people got better pay

• communities in mining areas became better protected

• people got a free trip of their choice

written on a list or recorded officially

• mentioned

• qualified

• notarized

• registered

What was killing the fish in Judy’s town?

• coal sludge

• frigid water temperatures

• hunters

• fishing nets

The act of supporting and giving hope or confidence

• calmness

• vanity

• encouragement

• conceit

Why did Judy and her family leave Marfork?

• dynamite blasts were too loud

• Fish were dying

• Pollution

• jobs were being cut due to mining practices

What was Judy speaking out against? 

• low pay for workers

• cutting down trees

• high cost of groceries

• a type of mining

Why was coal mining important to the people in Marfork?

• It offered large salaries to its workers

• It allowed big businesses to come in and create tourism

• It provided energy and jobs

• To keep their environment clean and healthy

What is the genre of Judy's Appalachia? 

• fantasy

• realistic fiction

• historical fiction

• biography