2. What makes Lindbergh renounce his profession?
(a) The devastation of Europe during the war
(b) He gets arthritis
(c) His wife dies
(d) He gets a mental illness

3. Where is Miriam's home?
(a) New York
(b) Oxford
(c) Paris
(d) Ashton Wold

4. What is the main profession of most Rothschild men?
(a) Finance
(b) Education
(c) Law
(d) Politics

5. From which university does Miriam hold an honorary degree?
(a) Duke
(b) Oxford
(c) Harvard
(d) Princeton

6. In addition to aviation, at what other skill do the aviators excel?
(a) Writing
(b) Finance
(c) Art
(d) Engineering

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

8. Who does the United States displace as the center of world power during this period?
(a) Europe
(b) Asia
(c) Africa
(d) Australia

9. Why is sunset Plowden's favorite time of day?
(a) You can feel the earth turning
(b) There is a satisfaction in completing a day
(c) It is cocktail time
(d) Every face looks better at that time of day

10. Who is George Lane?
(a) Miriam's accountant
(b) Miriam's husband
(c) Miriam's favorite professor
(d) Miriam's brother-in-law

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

12. In what year is Miriam born?
(a) 1908
(b) 1898
(c) 1928
(d) 1918

13. What does McCullough advise people to limit in their lives?
(a) Swearing
(b) Gossiping
(c) Shopping
(d) Television

14. What is the dominant subject of Plowden's work?
(a) Portraits
(b) Still life
(c) Railroads
(d) Oceans

15. What major award did Richter win in 1951?
(a) The Nobel Prize
(b) The Academy Award
(c) The National Book Award
(d) The Pulitzer Prize