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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. Why did Lindbergh leave from this airport?

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

3. Where did Charles Lindbergh work as a teenager?

4. Where did Lindbergh take off from?

5. What route did Lindbergh fly air mail for?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What was Lindbergh's competition like?

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

6. When was Lindbergh's first flight?

7. Describe Charles Lindbergh's education.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Distinguish, if you can, the phenomenon surrounding the transatlantic flight, which was obviously fascinating to the public, no matter who flew it, and Charles Lindbergh's personal contribution to aviation. The public was obviously already crazy for aviation--how did Charles Lindbergh himself affect the public's interest?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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