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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. Although Harry writes many letters to Bess, he cannot master one art of good correspondence. What is it?
(a) Finding the correct pen
(b) Good penmanship
(c) Good spelling
(d) Good grammar

2. Why does the Truman family move to Kansas City? .
(a) Harry Truman forced them to move for his political ambition
(b) John Truman has lost the family business and property due to bad investments in wheat futures
(c) John Truman left the family to join the war
(d) The Truman family were asked to leave town

3. How were Truman's ancestors related to the bushwhackers?
(a) Bess's marriage to Harry
(b) There was no connection
(c) Through Uncle Harrison
(d) Through Jim Crow Chiles

4. What was Harry Truman's first paid job?
(a) Bicycle courier for a bank in Kansas City
(b) Sweeping, dusting and cleaning at Clinton's Drugstore in Independence
(c) Cleaning and painting houses in his neighborhood
(d) Newspaper route

5. What interest did Harry and his father share?
(a) Fishing and hunting
(b) Politics
(c) Watching tv
(d) Woodworking

Short Answer Questions

1. What afflictions did Harry have in childhood?

2. What was the most common method of travel for settlers in the 1800s to take to Independence?

3. What questionable organization was Truman encouraged to join by his party?

4. Who were Harry Truman's parents?

5. In the extended family of the Truman household, who disciplined Margaret?

(see the answer key)

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