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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 did Lindbergh accept from President Coolidge?
(a) An invitation to return to the U.S. on an America cruiser.
(b) A ticker tape parade.
(c) An invitation to visit the White House.
(d) An award.

2. Who had Lindbergh expected to meet him?
(a) Policemen.
(b) A handful of reporters.
(c) Thronging crowds.
(d) His wife.

3. Where did C.A. Lindbergh settle in the U.S.?
(a) Little Falls, Colorado.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Little Falls, Minnesota.
(d) Madison ,Wisconsin.

4. When were the contents of chapter 5 written?
(a) It is not certain when they were composed.
(b) In the air to Paris.
(c) After the flight to Paris.
(d) Before the flight to Paris.

5. How did Lindbergh keep track of fuel consumption on his flight to Paris?
(a) With a manual gauge.
(b) Dead reckoning.
(c) There was a window in the fuel tank.
(d) With his stopwatch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Lindbergh fighting from his third through eighth hours en route to Paris?

2. What business were Orville and Wilbur Wright in, when they invented the airplane in 1903?

3. What would Charles Lindbergh do for Erold Bahl?

4. Where did Charles Lindbergh inherit his love of machinery?

5. Why did C.A. Lindbergh change his name when he came to the U.S.?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Lindbergh's reputation as a pilot?

3. Describe Lindbergh's first plane.

4. Describe Lindbergh's early education in aviation.

5. Why did the public swing behind Lindbergh?

6. Describe the crowds that were present for Lindbergh's departure.

7. What did Lindbergh find when he arrived in Paris?

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

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

10. What is the Lindbergh family history before Charles Lindbergh, the aviator and subject of this biography, was born?

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