|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is the first American to orbit the Earth?
(a) Jim Lovell
(b) Buzz Aldrin
(c) Gus Grissom
(d) John Glenn
2. Where does Plowden fall in love with trains?
(a) California
(b) Colorado
(c) Maine
(d) Vermont
3. Who becomes the spokesman for the Kentucky residents affected by strip mining?
(a) William Lexington
(b) Harry Monroe Caudill
(c) John Muir
(d) Henry Clay
4. Miriam's father and uncle are both gifted amateur __________________.
(a) entomologists
(b) golfers
(c) singers
(d) tennis players
5. Vocabulary and _________________ are particularly important to Richter's writing.
(a) humor
(b) phraseology
(c) irony
(d) verb tense
6. What is the book written by the answer to #126 which is compared to Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath?
(a) Bluegrass Memories
(b) Night Comes to the Cumberlands
(c) Horses, Highways and Hollers
(d) My Old Kentucky Home
7. In what state is the Blue Mountain located?
(a) Pennsylvania
(b) Tennessee
(c) Vermont
(d) Colorado
8. What is the dominant subject of Plowden's work?
(a) Railroads
(b) Still life
(c) Oceans
(d) Portraits
9. What are "Grim's Garden Spots?"
(a) Garden gnomes
(b) Reclaimed mines
(c) Gardening centers
(d) Storybook shops
10. What is Conrad Richter's first novel?
(a) Seaside Serenade
(b) Seasons of Love
(c) The Sea Has No Secrets
(d) The Sea of Grass
11. What does Caudill call his tours of Kentucky strip mines for visitors from other states?
(a) Yours, Mine and Theirs Tours
(b) Harry's Horror Tours
(c) Kentucky's Lesions
(d) Harry's House of Horrors
12. In strip mining, how many acres are disturbed for every acre mined?
(a) 3
(b) 5
(c) 1
(d) 7
13. What is Conrad Richter's relationship to David McCullough?
(a) Friend
(b) Brother-in-law
(c) Golf partner
(d) Editor
14. The early aviators navigate by ____________________ rather than instruments.
(a) gut instinct
(b) astrology
(c) landscape details
(d) weather patterns
15. What does McCullough advise people to take with them everywhere?
(a) iPod
(b) Maps
(c) Books
(d) Laptop
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the main profession of most Rothschild men?
2. "Recommended Itinerary" was originally a __________________________.
3. Where does Richter do most of his writing?
4. Where does Richter make a surprise visit to McCullough?
5. According to McCullough, who is the last U.S. president to have a sense of history?
|
This section contains 334 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) |
|



