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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1 Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Independence Missouri's nickname in the 1840s?
(a) Land of Enchantment
(b) Queen City of the Trails
(c) Land of Milk and Honey
(d) Mormon Paradise

2. What type of company does Harry Truman fail in after the mine?
(a) Computers
(b) Shoe Sales
(c) Grocery
(d) Oil & Refining

3. What type of mine does Harry Truman invest in during 1915 and 1916?
(a) Gold
(b) Copper
(c) Silver
(d) Zinc

4. Harry Truman travels to see Bess in Grandview. How many miles one way is the trip?
(a) Three hundred Miles
(b) Fifty Miles
(c) Sixteen Miles
(d) One Mile

5. What US President did Truman see while he was working in Kansas City?
(a) Abraham Lilncoln
(b) Theodore Roosevelt
(c) Herbert Hoover
(d) Bill Clinton

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Truman family move to Kansas City? .

2. What does the Truman farm produce?

3. What political party did Harry, his father, and most of the adults in Independence belong to?

4. What was the attitude of the townspeople of Independence towards people of color?

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

(see the answer key)

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