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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. "Long Distance Vision" covers the subject of ________________.
(a) Education
(b) Finance
(c) Engineering
(d) Aviation

3. This time period is marked by both horror and ______________.
(a) Fear
(b) Beauty
(c) Progress
(d) Culture

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

5. Where does Richter make a surprise visit to McCullough?
(a) Cumberland Island
(b) Nantucket
(c) Jekyll Island
(d) Martha's Vineyard

Short Answer Questions

1. What shape is the Octagon House?

2. What number is the end mark in journalistic pieces as well as the day of the month that Richter died?

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

4. From which university does Miriam hold an honorary degree?

5. What does Plowden lack to be a newspaper photographer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which aviators does McCullough include in this chapter?

2. According to McCullough, what are some of Washington D.C.'s best attributes?

3. What is the subject of this chapter entitled "Extraordinary Times?"

4. What closing words does McCullough offer the graduates?

5. What are the unifying feelings these aviators have about flying?

6. What is the significance of Blair House in Washington, D.C.?

7. What are the long term effects of strip mining?

8. Describe Richter's personality.

9. What are the characteristics of Richter's writing style?

10. What is Miriams' affinity to fleas?

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