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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. What was the estimate of the size of the crowd that saw Lindbergh land?

2. Why did police attend Lindbergh's departure for Europe?

3. What was the advantage of this placement for the fuel tank?

4. What drew Lindbergh to the facility where he learned to fly?

5. How did Lindbergh approach Paris?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Describe Charles Lindbergh's education.

7. Describe Lindbergh's first plane.

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

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

10. What was the Orteig prize?

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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