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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 did people question after Lindbergh's 1941 speech in Des Moines?

2. Who backed Lindbergh financially?

3. Where did the Lindberghs move to?

4. Where did the Lindberghs live after the war?

5. What does Denenberg say Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh tried to do between the kidnapping the Hauptmann's execution?

Short Essay Questions

1. What events undermined Lindbergh's political position?

2. Describe the conditions of Lindbergh's death.

3. What was Lindbergh's political stance in the late 1930s?

4. Describe the resurgence of Lindbergh's popularity in the 1960s.

5. What role did Lindbergh's wife play in Lindbergh's thinking in the buildup to World War II?

6. Who was ultimately responsible for the Lindbergh baby's abduction and murder?

7. Describe Lindbergh's marriage to Anne Morrow.

8. Describe the Lindberghs' literary successes after World War II.

9. How did Lindbergh's opinion of Germany change the public's view of him?

10. What effect did Lindbergh's report on Germany's air strength have?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

In what way specifically is Lindbergh an 'American' hero? Identify the trait that makes his story an American story.

Essay Topic 3

Taking Lindbergh's entire life into consideration, assess whether 'Lucky Lindy' is a fair nickname for him. Does it apply better in some parts of his life than others?

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