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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who becomes the spokesman for the Kentucky residents affected by strip mining?
(a) Harry Monroe Caudill
(b) William Lexington
(c) John Muir
(d) Henry Clay

2. What is the name of the last 550 acres of land Caudill has spared from the strip miners?
(a) Lilly's Wood
(b) Sherwood's Forest
(c) Bluegrass Woods
(d) Blue Ridge Parkway

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

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

5. Where does Richter make a surprise visit to McCullough?
(a) Martha's Vineyard
(b) Jekyll Island
(c) Nantucket
(d) Cumberland Island

Short Answer Questions

1. For what book is Antoine de Saint-Exupery most famous?

2. With what part or the country is Plowden enamored?

3. To what artist is Plowden's photography compared?

4. "Extraordinary Time" addresses how the world has changed since what year?

5. The early aviators navigate by ____________________ rather than instruments.

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the subject of "Cross the Blue Mountain" and what is this person's association with McCullough?

2. According to McCullough, what are some of Washington D.C.'s best attributes?

3. Describe Richter's personality.

4. What is the scope of David Plowden's work?

5. What is the subject of "South of Kankakee?"

6. Describe Miriam Rothschild.

7. What are the characteristics of Richter's writing style?

8. What is the subject of this chapter entitled "Extraordinary Times?"

9. Which aviators does McCullough include in this chapter?

10. Explain how Miriam is influenced by her Uncle Walter.

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