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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. Where did Charles Lindbergh get formal education in flying?

2. How long did Lindbergh sleep after landing?

3. What was Charles Lindbergh like as a student?

4. What does Lindbergh say about reporters in chapter 5?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Lindbergh's decision about where to put the fuel tank unconventional?

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

3. What problem did Lindbergh encounter for flying too high, and how did he solve it?

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

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

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

7. Why did the public swing behind Lindbergh?

8. What was Lindbergh's theory for crossing the Atlantic?

9. From what did Lindbergh leave for Paris, and when did he leave?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Anne Morrow Lindbergh's role in Lindbergh's life. How did she change him? What did he do differently after he was married? Evaluate her influence on his life.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What made Lindbergh susceptible to believing Goering's exaggerated estimate of the Luftwaffe's strength?

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