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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 did people question after Lindbergh's 1941 speech in Des Moines?
2. What was Lindbergh's relation with Pan Am?
3. What was Roosevelt's solution to the controversy?
4. What did the media call the Lindberghs' estate in Hopewell?
5. Who did the Lindberghs visit in 1937 and 1938?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Denenberg characterize the Lindberghs' lives during the 1950s and 60s?
2. What was found when Lindbergh's baby was discovered missing?
3. Describe the Lindberghs' literary successes after World War II.
4. Describe Lindbergh's publicity tour.
5. Describe the conditions of Lindbergh's death.
6. What did Lindbergh see in his visits to Germany?
7. Who was ultimately responsible for the Lindbergh baby's abduction and murder?
8. Who was Graveyard John?
9. What events undermined Lindbergh's political position?
10. What efforts did the Lindberghs have to take to avoid the press?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an evaluative review of "An American Hero". What is this book's place in culture? What are its uses? Who is its audience? What are its limitations?
Essay Topic 2
Evaluate your own reading of "An American Hero" -- did you resist it, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the book to describe yourself as a reader.
Essay Topic 3
Do you think that the media were fair to accuse the Lindberghs of abandoning their second child when they departed for a tour of Europe shortly after his birth?
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