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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. Who is the only president to retire in Washington?
(a) Woodrow Wilson
(b) Abraham Lincoln
(c) Ulysses S. Grant
(d) George H. W. Bush

2. To what artist is Plowden's photography compared?
(a) Claude Monet
(b) Pablo Picasso
(c) Wassily Kandinsky
(d) Edward Hopper

3. What religious affiliation do the Rothschilds have?
(a) Catholic
(b) Baptist
(c) Episcopalian
(d) Jewish

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

5. What does Caudill call his tours of Kentucky strip mines for visitors from other states?
(a) Harry's House of Horrors
(b) Yours, Mine and Theirs Tours
(c) Kentucky's Lesions
(d) Harry's Horror Tours

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In what city does David McCullough live and work?

4. For what publication does Richter write during The Great Depression?

5. "The Lonely War of a Good Angry Man" addresses what subject?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what areas is life indelibly altered during this period?

2. What is the obvious theme in David Plowden's photography?

3. Why does strip mining continue in many states?

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

5. What is the subject of "Long Distance Vision?"

6. Explain how Miriam is influenced by her Uncle Walter.

7. Describe Richter's personality.

8. What is the scope of David Plowden's work?

9. How is Plowden both photographer and historian?

10. Who is the subject of "Cross the Blue Mountain" and what is this person's association with McCullough?

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