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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Plowden's first and only regular job?
(a) Metropolitan Museum of Art
(b) Great Northern Railroad
(c) The New York Times
(d) Life Magazine

2. What is Conrad Richter's relationship to David McCullough?
(a) Brother-in-law
(b) Editor
(c) Golf partner
(d) Friend

3. Why does Charles Lindbergh's popularity plummet by 1940?
(a) He divorces his wife
(b) He cheats on his taxes
(c) He is behind his baby's disappearance
(d) He visits Germany and receives a Nazi medal

4. Who is the first American to orbit the Earth?
(a) Gus Grissom
(b) Buzz Aldrin
(c) John Glenn
(d) Jim Lovell

5. What does McCullough advise people to take with them everywhere?
(a) Maps
(b) iPod
(c) Books
(d) Laptop

6. What is Conrad Richter's first novel?
(a) Seaside Serenade
(b) The Sea of Grass
(c) The Sea Has No Secrets
(d) Seasons of Love

7. Lindbergh is drawn to the Masai people's ________________.
(a) culture
(b) art
(c) kinship with nature
(d) food

8. "Extraordinary Time" addresses how the world has changed since what year?
(a) 1918
(b) 1936
(c) 1945
(d) 1865

9. In addition to aviation, at what other skill do the aviators excel?
(a) Engineering
(b) Art
(c) Writing
(d) Finance

10. "South of Kankakee" takes place in what state?
(a) Wisconsin
(b) Illinois
(c) Minnesota
(d) Indiana

11. About which president is McCullough writing a biography at this time?
(a) John Adams
(b) Abraham Lincoln
(c) Harry S. Truman
(d) Thomas Jefferson

12. "Cross the Blue Mountain" is a remembrance of whom?
(a) William Clinton
(b) Conrad Richter
(c) Pablo Picasso
(d) U.S. Grant

13. What are "Grim's Garden Spots?"
(a) Garden gnomes
(b) Gardening centers
(c) Storybook shops
(d) Reclaimed mines

14. Where does Plowden fall in love with trains?
(a) Colorado
(b) Maine
(c) Vermont
(d) California

15. What is an elemental part of Richter's stories?
(a) Mexico
(b) Religion
(c) The land
(d) Politics

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age does Plowden begin to take photos?

2. In what city was Plowden born?

3. With what is Miriam the most passionate about in nature?

4. Who becomes the spokesman for the Kentucky residents affected by strip mining?

5. What does Caudill call his tours of Kentucky strip mines for visitors from other states?

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