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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. How much was the Orteig prize?

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

3. What was the reaction to Lindbergh's transatlantic flight?

4. Who had Lindbergh expected to meet him?

5. Who insisted that Charles Lindbergh attend college?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Lindbergh approach his landing place?

4. How did driving figure in Charles Lindbergh's early education?

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

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

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

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

9. How did Lindbergh prevent himself falling asleep?

10. Describe Lindbergh's early education in aviation.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What experiences in early life explain Lindbergh's embrace of white supremacist ideas later in life? What aspects of white supremacy were attractive to him?

Essay Topic 2

Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?

Essay Topic 3

What were Presidents Kennedy and Johnson invoking by inviting Lindbergh to state dinners at the White House? How did they distinguish between Lindbergh the aviator and Lindbergh the Nazi propagandist?

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