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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the most common method of travel for settlers in the 1800s to take to Independence?
(a) Interstate Highway
(b) Railway
(c) Steamboat
(d) Canoe

2. What was the Armistice?
(a) The name of the transport ship taking Truman home after WWI
(b) The name given to the plantation where Truman retired
(c) The treaty signed between the Germans and the Allies agreeing to end the war
(d) The name Truman gave his old car

3. For most of the people in Independence in the 1800's, who was their hero?
(a) George Bush
(b) Abraham Lincoln
(c) George Washington
(d) Andrew Jackson

4. Who were Truman's lifelong heroes?
(a) George Bush and Bill Clinton
(b) Andrew Jackson and Robert E. Lee
(c) Abraham Lincoln and Malcom X
(d) George Washington and Thomas Jefferson

5. What was the attitude of the townspeople of Independence towards people of color?
(a) Independence was a haven for slaves and immigrants
(b) Prejudice and racism were common and accepted
(c) Accepting and welcoming in clubs and homes
(d) The people of Independence were abolitionists and offered assistance

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bess suggest when Harry announces his decision to join the military?

2. What major personal events occur for Harry Truman in Chapter 5?

3. Although Harry writes many letters to Bess, he cannot master one art of good correspondence. What is it?

4. How did Bess Wallace's father die?

5. What job does Truman take between his judgeships?

(see the answer key)

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