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

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

3. Which of the following does Plowden not arrive in time to photograph before its demise?
(a) The SS Algosooo
(b) The Scranton Railroad Station
(c) The Hoboken Ferry
(d) The Flamingo Hotel

4. What is the name of the last 550 acres of land Caudill has spared from the strip miners?
(a) Sherwood's Forest
(b) Lilly's Wood
(c) Bluegrass Woods
(d) Blue Ridge Parkway

5. Miriam Rothschild is known for being a _____________.
(a) naturalist
(b) professor
(c) comic
(d) singer

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does the United States displace as the center of world power during this period?

3. What is Conrad Richter's relationship to David McCullough?

4. Who is George Lane?

5. Which Civil War battle accounts for the bloodiest day in American history?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Richter's personality.

3. What is Miriams' affinity to fleas?

4. What is the subject of the chapter entitled "The Lonely War of a Good Angry Man?"

5. What is the history of strip mining in Kentucky?

6. What is Richter's background and the beginning of his writing success?

7. What is the subject of "South of Kankakee?"

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

9. What closing words does McCullough offer the graduates?

10. Why does strip mining continue in many states?

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