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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Richter do most of his writing?
(a) The seashore
(b) The dining room table
(c) The barn
(d) The library

3. What is the name of the first Russian satellite launched in 1957?
(a) Sputnik
(b) Neatnik
(c) Sputster
(d) Beatnik

4. What is the profession of the answer to #126?
(a) Banker
(b) Attorney
(c) Physician
(d) Minister

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

6. What major award did Richter win in 1951?
(a) The Nobel Prize
(b) The National Book Award
(c) The Pulitzer Prize
(d) The Academy Award

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

8. In strip mining, how many acres are disturbed for every acre mined?
(a) 1
(b) 3
(c) 5
(d) 7

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

10. What allows man to think he is master of the universe?
(a) Innovation
(b) Hubris
(c) Determination
(d) Education

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

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

13. What is the dominant subject of Plowden's work?
(a) Oceans
(b) Portraits
(c) Railroads
(d) Still life

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For what book is Antoine de Saint-Exupery most famous?

2. Who is the first American to orbit the Earth?

3. In addition to aviation, at what other skill do the aviators excel?

4. Miriam Rothschild is known for being a _____________.

5. Where does Richter make a surprise visit to McCullough?

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