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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 - 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What the people loved most about Sam Johson was __________________________.
(a) that he was a good husband and father.
(b) that they knew where he stood on everything.
(c) that he had a good education.
(d) that he was a regular guy.

2. What demeanor did Lyndon continue to exhibit to those under him?
(a) Domineering.
(b) Docile.
(c) Sympathetic.
(d) Empathetic.

3. How did Lyndon come to be known?
(a) Slim.
(b) LBJ.
(c) Tex.
(d) L.B. Johnson.

4. Who was a lobbyist for the mine owners?
(a) James McCall.
(b) Spencer Baines.
(c) Roy Miller.
(d) Roger Bush.

5. How were Sam and Lyndon's marriages characterized?
(a) They learned to adapt to marriage the best they could.
(b) They divorced after early marriages.
(c) They were reasonably happy but did not marry their first choice.
(d) They got everything they wanted in marriage and in their lives.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much land did the Bunton family still own in the Hill Country of Texas at the time this book was written?

2. What was a key to surviving in the Texas Hill Country?

3. What wrecked the terrain of the Texas Hill Country?

4. What shone through the ruined landscape of the Texas Hill Country?

5. What organization did the Buntons establish?

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