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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 Lindbergh's relation with the media after World War II?

2. What does Denenberg say Roosevelt thought about Lindbergh?

3. Where did the Lindberghs live after the war?

4. Why did Lindbergh keep to a strict timetable?

5. What had the kidnapper used to get into the house?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Lindbergh do to turn people decisively against him?

3. What was found when Lindbergh's baby was discovered missing?

4. What was Lindbergh doing for work after he was married?

5. What efforts did the Lindberghs have to take to avoid the press?

6. Describe the controversy Lindbergh was embroiled in over the air mail.

7. What criticism was leveled at the Lindberghs after the birth of their second son?

8. Describe the conditions of Lindbergh's death.

9. What was Lindbergh employed at during the trial of Bruno Hauptmann?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an evaluative review of "An American Hero". What is this book's place in culture? What are its uses? Who is its audience? What are its limitations?

Essay Topic 2

Where was Charles Lindbergh most comfortable, and on top of his game? Where was he least comfortable? How did he develop strategies for fostering his strengths, and protecting or hiding or compensating for his weaknesses?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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