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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 would barnstormers make money?

2. What was conventional wisdom for how to pursue the Orteig prize?

3. Where did Lindbergh take The Spirit of St. Louis on its first flight?

4. What was Charles Lindbergh like as a student?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Lindbergh prevent himself falling asleep?

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

3. Describe Charles Lindbergh's education.

4. Describe Lindbergh's first plane.

5. What was the childhood experience that left a long-lasting impression on Charles Lindbergh?

6. Describe Lindbergh's early education in aviation.

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

8. What does Denenberg say about C.A. Lindbergh's marriage with Evangeline Lodge Land?

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

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

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

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 event or decision illustrated Lindbergh's true character? Make an argument from the evidence in the book.

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