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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Johnson have in his suitcase which was tied with baling wire in 1924?
(a) Pants.
(b) Straw hat.
(c) Undershirts.
(d) Scoks.

2. What phrase does the author use to describe how Lady Bird escaped mentally when she needed a break from Johnson?
(a) Escaped to dreamland.
(b) Psychic leave.
(c) Mental vacation.
(d) Mental lapse.

3. What does the author write in "The Vice-Presidency" about Johnson's energy when he went on foreign trips as a Vice President?
(a) He became quiet and relaxed.
(b) He felt too tired.
(c) His energy gathered force.
(d) His energy was depleted.

4. What was Johnson in the hospital for a few days before his election as a United States Senator?
(a) Broken leg.
(b) Kidney Stones.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) High blood pressure.

5. What city was Hubert Humphrey mayor of?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Minneapolis.
(d) Boston.

6. How did Johnson get the job with the criminal lawyer in the mid-1920s?
(a) Personal reference from a friend.
(b) Newspaper ad.
(c) Met the lawyer while having coffee.
(d) His mother and the lawyer were cousins.

7. What did Vice President John Marshall dream he was doing when he was chained to his desk in "The Vice-Presidency"?
(a) Meeting with his staff.
(b) Talking on the phone.
(c) Signing letters.
(d) Giving a speech.

8. Where was Lyndon Johnson born?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) Atlanta, Georgia.
(c) Boston, Massachusetts.
(d) Stonewall, Texas.

9. Who is Rebekah Baines?
(a) Johnson's aunt.
(b) Johnson's mother.
(c) Johnson's librarian.
(d) Johnson's teacher.

10. How old was Lady Bird when her mother died?
(a) Ten.
(b) Eight.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

11. What was Johnson referring to when he said "Power is where power goes" in "The Vice-Presidency"?
(a) State Rights.
(b) Big Ten colleges.
(c) Civil Rights Act.
(d) Accepting the vice-presidency.

12. Where did Johnson meet Claudia "Lady Bird" Taylor?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Boston.
(c) New York City.
(d) Austin.

13. Who helped Johnson prepare for his math entrance exams in his first semester in college?
(a) His sister.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) His brother.

14. What nickname did Johnson get after winning the Senate seat?
(a) Liar Lyndon.
(b) Jubiliant Johnson.
(c) Lickety-split Lyndon.
(d) Landslide Lyndon.

15. Who was one author invited to the White House in the early 1960s?
(a) Tennessee Williams.
(b) John Grisham.
(c) Virginia Woolf.
(d) Maxine Hong Kingston.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Johnson visiting on the July Fourth weekend when he got sick in 1955?

2. What did Rebekah Baines pride herself on?

3. What was Johnson's first job when he was a freshman in college?

4. What did Johnson admire about Humphrey?

5. How long was Johnson's train journey at the end of "Education and the Dream of Success"?

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