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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. What did Lyndon's mother shy away from?
(a) The sun.
(b) Dances.
(c) Loud boys.
(d) Alcohol.

2. Into what organization was the organization in #25 eventually absorbed?
(a) The Socialist Party.
(b) The Republican Party.
(c) The Democratic Party.
(d) The Independent Party.

3. From whom did Lyndon get his first name?
(a) His father's great grandfather.
(b) A lawyer friend of his father's.
(c) His mother's father.
(d) His mother's brother.

4. What did Rebekah refuse to do one day until Lyndon was named?
(a) Get out of bed.
(b) Take a bath.
(c) Make breakfast.
(d) Get dressed.

5. Who did Sam Johnson fight for for entry into the organization in #67?
(a) Optometrists.
(b) Chiropractors.
(c) Nurses.
(d) Anesthesiologists.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what job was Lyndon promoted?

2. How much land did the Bunton family still own in the Hill Country of Texas at the time this book was written?

3. What shone through the ruined landscape of the Texas Hill Country?

4. What was the name of another political group that became popular during this time?

5. What was Sam Johnson if favor of raising taxes on?

Short Essay Questions

1. What obstacles did Lyndon's mother, Rebekah, have in living in rural Texas?

2. In the Introduction, what does the author say about Lyndon Johnson's professional relationship with a man who could change his financial future?

3. How old was Lyndon when he was named and what forced the issue to determine his name?

4. What were some of the challenges of the farmers in the Texas Hill Country?

5. What does the author say were the characteristics of ranchers in the Texas Hill Country?

6. Where did John Wheeler Bunton settle and how did he and his wife struggle to keep their land?

7. What was one of Sam Johnson's characteristics while working in the Texas legislature?

8. What was Lyndon's formal name and for whom was he named?

9. What was one of Sam Johnson's greatest qualities and what was his greatest legislative success?

10. What unusual habit did the young Lyndon have and how did it involve farm hands and others associated with the family?

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