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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 Lindbergh take off from?

2. Who interested Charles Lindbergh in flying?

3. How successful was Lindbergh in his own barnstorming career?

4. What goal did Lindbergh ask the manufacturers to aim for with The Spirit of St. Louis?

5. What did Lindbergh encounter off the coast of Nova Scotia?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the Orteig prize?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What is missing from this book? What should have been covered or presented that was not? What is the effect of this absence? Describe an element that ought to have been covered, and explain why it would have made the book stronger.

Essay Topic 3

Evaluate your own reading of "An American Hero" -- did you resist it, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the book to describe yourself as a reader.

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