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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had Lindbergh expected to meet him?

2. Where did Charles Lindbergh get formal education in flying?

3. What was Le Bourget like when Lindbergh landed?

4. What was 'the Lindy'?

5. Who was Harry Knight?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Lindbergh's competition like?

2. How did Lindbergh prevent himself falling asleep?

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

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

5. What was the Orteig prize?

6. Describe Lindbergh's early education in aviation.

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

8. What had Lindbergh expected to find on his arrival in France?

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

10. Describe Lindbergh's arrival in New York.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the role of crowds and the media in Charles Lindbergh's life. How did the people's and the media's presence affect Lindbergh, and how did it influence his decisions and lifestyle?

Essay Topic 2

Do you think that the media were fair to accuse the Lindberghs of abandoning their second child when they departed for a tour of Europe shortly after his birth?

Essay Topic 3

Denenberg says that Lindbergh's journals may have been written after the fact--to what extent does Lindbergh's life seem to have been revised or elaborated after the fact, to change Lindbergh's image in the public's eyes? How was the experience different from the account?

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