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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which Civil War battle accounts for the bloodiest day in American history?
(a) Antietam
(b) Bull Run
(c) Vicksburg
(d) Gettysburg

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

4. Monticello is the home of which president?
(a) George Washington
(b) James Madison
(c) John Adams
(d) Thomas Jefferson

5. The early aviators navigate by ____________________ rather than instruments.
(a) landscape details
(b) astrology
(c) gut instinct
(d) weather patterns

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

7. What makes Lindbergh renounce his profession?
(a) The devastation of Europe during the war
(b) His wife dies
(c) He gets arthritis
(d) He gets a mental illness

8. "Recommended Itinerary" was originally a __________________________.
(a) essay
(b) dissertation
(c) commencement address
(d) poem

9. At what age does Plowden begin to take photos?
(a) 33
(b) 21
(c) 10
(d) 18

10. How many hours does Miriam sleep each night?
(a) 10
(b) 8
(c) 4
(d) 6

11. "The Lonely War of a Good Angry Man" addresses what subject?
(a) Strip mining
(b) Politics
(c) Civil Rights
(d) Abolition

12. Aviation is a common cause destined to ______________________.
(a) Entertain the very rich
(b) Bring tragedy to many families
(c) Bring humanity closer together
(d) Become a terrorist weapon

13. What does McCullough consider enough reason for living in Washington, D.C.?
(a) The White House
(b) The Metro
(c) Georgetown shopping
(d) The National Gallery

14. From which university does Miriam hold an honorary degree?
(a) Duke
(b) Princeton
(c) Harvard
(d) Oxford

15. Who is the aviator who disappears in the Marianas?
(a) Amelia Earhart
(b) Beryl Markham
(c) Nevil Norway
(d) Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Short Answer Questions

1. What is mined in the state in the answer to #122?

2. What was Conrad Richter's profession?

3. How many aviators die attempting to cross the Atlantic before Charles Lindbergh, Jr.?

4. How many children does Miriam have?

5. In what state is the Blue Mountain located?

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