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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What decision did C.A. Lindbergh and his wife make for the sake of his career?
(a) Not to divorce.
(b) Not to have any more children.
(c) To start a family.
(d) To move to Washington D.C.

2. Where was The Spirit of St. Louis built?
(a) Washington D.C.
(b) St. Louis.
(c) New York.
(d) San Diego.

3. What happened to The Spirit of St. Louis after Lindbergh landed?
(a) Souvenir-seekers tore it apart.
(b) It caught fire.
(c) Lindbergh wrecked it on landing.
(d) Police impounded it.

4. What stunt marked the end of Charles Lindbergh apprenticeship?
(a) An outside loop.
(b) Almost falling during a wing-walk.
(c) Climbing up a ladder from a car to an airplane.
(d) A double parachute jump.

5. How does Denenberg explain Lindbergh's feelings about his nickname?
(a) He felt like he was being celebrated for the wrong trait.
(b) He felt that planning, not luck, had explained his success.
(c) He felt that his sense of humor had been misrepresented.
(d) He felt like it was a caricature but it was all the media needed to see.

Short Answer Questions

1. What goal did Lindbergh ask the manufacturers to aim for with The Spirit of St. Louis?

2. What was C.A. Lindbergh's birth name?

3. What does Denenberg say Lindbergh felt about camera men?

4. Why did Lindbergh name his plane The Spirit of St. Louis?

5. How did Lindbergh keep track of fuel consumption on his flight to Paris?

Short Essay Questions

1. What obstacle did Lindbergh have to overcome off the coast of Nova Scotia?

2. What was Lindbergh's relationship with Harry Knight?

3. How did Lindbergh approach his landing place?

4. What was Lindbergh's competition like?

5. How did Lindbergh prevent himself falling asleep?

6. What offers were made to Lindbergh, and how did he respond to them?

7. Where did Lindbergh go after his arrival in Paris?

8. What was the childhood experience that left a long-lasting impression on Charles Lindbergh?

9. What was the importance of Lindbergh's double parachute jump?

10. What had Lindbergh planned to do after arriving in Paris?

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