2. What number is the end mark in journalistic pieces as well as the day of the month that Richter died?
(a) 30
(b) 13
(c) 33
(d) 3

3. What is David Plowden's profession?
(a) Journalist
(b) Naturalist
(c) Physician
(d) Photographer

4. "Recommended Itinerary" was originally a __________________________.
(a) dissertation
(b) essay
(c) commencement address
(d) poem

5. This time period is marked by both horror and ______________.
(a) Fear
(b) Culture
(c) Progress
(d) Beauty

6. Monticello is the home of which president?
(a) Thomas Jefferson
(b) John Adams
(c) James Madison
(d) George Washington

7. For what publication does Richter write during The Great Depression?
(a) Look Magazine
(b) The Reader's Digest
(c) Life Magazine
(d) The Saturday Evening Post

8. "South of Kankakee" takes place in what state?
(a) Indiana
(b) Minnesota
(c) Illinois
(d) Wisconsin

9. What is the book written by the answer to #126 which is compared to Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath?
(a) Night Comes to the Cumberlands
(b) Horses, Highways and Hollers
(c) My Old Kentucky Home
(d) Bluegrass Memories

10. How many children does Miriam have?
(a) 6
(b) 2
(c) 7
(d) 3

11. Who is the first American to orbit the Earth?
(a) John Glenn
(b) Jim Lovell
(c) Buzz Aldrin
(d) Gus Grissom

12. Vocabulary and _________________ are particularly important to Richter's writing.
(a) phraseology
(b) verb tense
(c) humor
(d) irony

13. Why does Charles Lindbergh's popularity plummet by 1940?
(a) He cheats on his taxes
(b) He divorces his wife
(c) He visits Germany and receives a Nazi medal
(d) He is behind his baby's disappearance

14. How many aviators die attempting to cross the Atlantic before Charles Lindbergh, Jr.?
(a) 6
(b) 16
(c) 7
(d) 3

15. In what state does the action occur in this story?
(a) Tennessee
(b) Kentucky
(c) West Virginia
(d) Virginia