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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was one of the reasons Lyndon was promoted to the position in #92?

2. Sam Johnson's political interest supported _____________.

3. What was a prominent nationality of a school in Texas?

4. Who was Lyndon's mother?

5. The Buntons were known for _____________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What quirky behavior did little Lyndon exhibit during this challenging time for his parents?

3. What was the ethnic issue in education in Texas?

4. What was the nature of Lyndon's father, Sam's, political leanings?

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

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

7. What major obstacle did Lyndon face in Cotulla and what was his greatest achievement?

8. Why had neither the Spanish nor the Mexicans developed the Texas Hill Country?

9. What were the personality characteristics of the Buntons?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the role of men in the early 20th century when Johnson and his colleagues were coming of age. What precedents did they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions did they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century men do not?

Essay Topic 2

Lyndon Johnson was no stranger to hurt and pain. From what you know of Lyndon's life through this book, what were his biggest sorrows and worst betrayals? How did he manage through them? How did his coping skills evidence themselves in many aspects of his life? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the impact that Lyndon's childhood had on him as an adult. What did it mean to be the son of a legislator-turned-farmer in the early 20th century in Texas? What stigmas did Lyndon live with for his entire life? How did Lyndon leverage his ancestry to carve out a political career for himself?

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