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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 the name of the building where presidential guests are housed?
(a) White House Annex
(b) The Four Seasons
(c) Georgetown Inn
(d) Blair House

2. What number is the end mark in journalistic pieces as well as the day of the month that Richter died?
(a) 3
(b) 30
(c) 33
(d) 13

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

4. What is mined in the state in the answer to #122?
(a) Uranium
(b) Diamonds
(c) Gold
(d) Coal

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Richter do most of his writing?

2. Why is sunset Plowden's favorite time of day?

3. In what state does the action occur in this story?

4. Who becomes the spokesman for the Kentucky residents affected by strip mining?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What closing words does McCullough offer the graduates?

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

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

5. Describe Miriam Rothschild.

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

7. How is Plowden both photographer and historian?

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

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

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

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