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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. Who was Erold Bahl?
(a) A mechanic.
(b) A war pilot.
(c) A teacher at Ray Page's Flying School.
(d) A barnstormer.

2. What did C.A. Lindbergh accomplish in 1906?
(a) He held hearings into the spread of socialism in America.
(b) Election to the Minnesota House of Representatives.
(c) He won a prominent corruption case.
(d) Election to the U.S. House of Representatives.

3. What was conventional wisdom for how to pursue the Orteig prize?
(a) To use a cantilevered monoplane with structural reinforcements.
(b) To use as much horsepower and as small a plane as possible.
(c) To get into the jet stream.
(d) To use a multi-engine plane with a pilot and navigator.

4. What were Lindbergh and his flight team waiting for before he took off?
(a) News about Lindbergh's mother's health.
(b) Good weather.
(c) Official clearance.
(d) Permission to land in Paris.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Lindbergh brought with him on account of this worry?

2. Products did Lindbergh endorse?

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

4. What was it about Lindbergh's flight that captivated the public, according to Denenberg?

5. Where was C.A. Lindbergh's mother's house?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Lindbergh describe his relationship with The Spirit of St. Louis?

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

4. What was Lindbergh's nickname, and how did he feel about it?

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

6. How does Denenberg describe Lindbergh's love of mechanical things?

7. Describe Charles Lindbergh's education.

8. When was Lindbergh's first flight?

9. What caveat does Denenberg offer for the journal entries included in chapter 5?

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

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