Product in 2 cats, will coupon apply to both?

ZC 1.5.1

Have products loaded into one top category, then dispersed into linked categories as follows.

Top Cat: ACME Outdoor products
item1: fishing pole
item 2: tent
item 3: backpack

Second Linked Categories:

Category Fishing:
fishing pole

Category Camping:
tent

Category Hiking:
backpack

1. If we dont want to see the top category in the nav list and we hide it, will it hide the products in the linked categories as well?
2. If we apply a coupon to the products in the top cat, will it apply the coupon to all the products in the second categories as well?

Thank you

Answered my own question with tests.

1. No as long as products are active, then they show up in the linked cat
2. Yes

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