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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is the profession of the answer to #126?
(a) Banker
(b) Physician
(c) Attorney
(d) Minister
2. For what publication does Richter write during The Great Depression?
(a) The Saturday Evening Post
(b) Look Magazine
(c) The Reader's Digest
(d) Life Magazine
3. How many hours does Miriam sleep each night?
(a) 6
(b) 10
(c) 8
(d) 4
4. With what is Miriam the most passionate about in nature?
(a) Mountains
(b) Ladybugs
(c) Wildflowers
(d) Trees
5. In what city was Plowden born?
(a) Pittsburgh
(b) Scranton
(c) Boston
(d) New York
6. What does McCullough advise people to take with them everywhere?
(a) Books
(b) Maps
(c) iPod
(d) Laptop
7. Who does the United States displace as the center of world power during this period?
(a) Europe
(b) Asia
(c) Australia
(d) Africa
8. What allows man to think he is master of the universe?
(a) Innovation
(b) Determination
(c) Hubris
(d) Education
9. Aviation is a common cause destined to ______________________.
(a) Bring humanity closer together
(b) Become a terrorist weapon
(c) Entertain the very rich
(d) Bring tragedy to many families
10. At what age does Plowden begin to take photos?
(a) 10
(b) 18
(c) 21
(d) 33
11. Where does Richter make a surprise visit to McCullough?
(a) Cumberland Island
(b) Martha's Vineyard
(c) Jekyll Island
(d) Nantucket
12. What shape is the Octagon House?
(a) Square
(b) Hexagonal
(c) Rectangular
(d) Octagonal
13. What is Conrad Richter's first novel?
(a) Seasons of Love
(b) The Sea Has No Secrets
(c) The Sea of Grass
(d) Seaside Serenade
14. Who is the first American to orbit the Earth?
(a) John Glenn
(b) Buzz Aldrin
(c) Gus Grissom
(d) Jim Lovell
15. About which president is McCullough writing a biography at this time?
(a) Harry S. Truman
(b) John Adams
(c) Thomas Jefferson
(d) Abraham Lincoln
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is George Lane?
2. "Cross the Blue Mountain" is a remembrance of whom?
3. What shape are the cuts made into the mountainsides in strip mining?
4. What is the name of the building where presidential guests are housed?
5. "Long Distance Vision" covers the subject of ________________.
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