Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of Three American Families Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

J. Anthony Lukas
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 118 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of Three American Families Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

J. Anthony Lukas
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Colin Diver graduate?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1970.

2. When did Colin become the assistant secretary in the state's Secretary of Consumer Affairs division?
(a) October 1974.
(b) October 1972.
(c) October 1971.
(d) October 1973.

3. How did Colin Diver avoid the draft?
(a) By having two left feet.
(b) His father was a politician.
(c) By pretending to be homosexual.
(d) By being a student and a father.

4. Who or what did Bernie Kirk, Alice's father, not support despite of roots in his district?
(a) Joseph P. Kennedy.
(b) Martin Luther King.
(c) Kevin White.
(d) The Republican party.

5. When did John McKechnie come to Boston, according to Chapter 7?
(a) 1753.
(b) 1785.
(c) 1755.
(d) 1790.

6. What event does Chapter 9 say was an embarrassment for the Kennedy administration?
(a) The election of Louise Day Hicks.
(b) A boycott of the Boston schools.
(c) The election of Nixon.
(d) The death of Robert Kennedy.

7. How old was Bernard Kirk when his mother and sister died?
(a) 8 years old.
(b) 6 years old.
(c) 4 years old.
(d) 5 years old.

8. Whom did the Jenkins family migrate to Nova Scotia with?
(a) Their owners.
(b) Alone.
(c) With their flock.
(d) Their friends.

9. Who did Bernie Kirk marry, according to Chapter 6?
(a) Janette Spott.
(b) Sophia Morruw.
(c) Catherine Gertt.
(d) Gertrude Wolfberg.

10. What did Rachel Twymon not know about four of her sons when she opened her store one morning in Chapter 2?
(a) They were in the crowd looting and roaming.
(b) They were at school.
(c) They were in prison.
(d) They were dead.

11. What was Rachel Twymon notified of at the start of Chapter 2?
(a) Her son was arrested.
(b) Her husband died.
(c) Her store was vandalized.
(d) Her store was burned down.

12. Why did Alice McGoff lose her income?
(a) Her social security ran out.
(b) She was fired.
(c) The Navy yard closed.
(d) Her alimony checks stopped coming.

13. When did Quinnie die, according to Chapter 5?
(a) February 1965.
(b) February 1963.
(c) February 1968.
(d) January 1963.

14. What was Louise Day Hicks known to be?
(a) An alcoholic.
(b) A liberal.
(c) A bigot.
(d) A saint.

15. What does Chapter 1 say many law school students were avoiding?
(a) The establishment.
(b) Work.
(c) Marrying.
(d) The draft.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Rachel successfully do in August 1967?

2. What did Rachel decide to do, at the start of Chapter 12?

3. What was Colin Diver not sure he wanted to do after finishing his studies, according to Chapter 1?

4. What does Chapter 13 say about Colin's ambition?

5. Where were the two people when Chapter 2 opens?

(see the answer keys)

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