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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 the age range of those in the "lost generation"?

2. What was it called when a campaign contributor siphoned money from more than one of his businesses to make a contribution?

3. What element of Sam Rayburn's personality was well known?

4. Why did Lyndon feel it necessary to show appreciation to powerful officials?

5. What percentage of his district voted for Lyndon in the Congressional election?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Lyndon's position on FDR's New Deal?

2. How did Lyndon get elected to Congress with only three percent of the votes?

3. What was Lyndon's level of support of the New Deal after he got out of the military?

4. How did Lyndon court important people to help him politically?

5. Why was Lyndon perceived as being insincere?

6. What was meant by a "finagle" related to campaign fundraising?

7. What problem did Lyndon face when he wanted to assume the Senate seat of the deceased Texas Senarot, Morris Sheppard?

8. Who was Charles Marsh and what was Lyndon's professional relationship with him?

9. For what was Sam Rayburn best know among his colleagues and constituents?

10. Who was the "lost generation" and how did Eleanor Roosevelt champion their cause?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Lady Bird Johnson. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were some of her negative characteristics? What were her hopes and fears? What motivated her throughout her life?

Essay Topic 2

From what you can glean from the author's descriptions, create a brief character study of Lyndon's father, Sam. What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were some of his negative characteristics? What were his hopes and fears? What created the friction between him and Lyndon? How did he reconcile with him? What emotional damage was done to the relationship?

Essay Topic 3

What impact did Lyndon's estranged relationship with his father have on Lyndon's life? What emotional wounds did Lyndon suffer? How did the strained relationship with his father affect Lyndon's relationships with other people? State your opinion.

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