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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. _______________ called Harriet "the little woman who made this big war."

2. This book is a volume of 17 __________________.

3. In what city is Frederic Remington when the chapter opens?

4. What does Harriet's husband insist about her?

5. Roosevelt's family attribute his presidency and his Rough Riders to ______________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. When is the idea for the Panama Railroad born and who are its creators?

2. Explain Theodore Roosevelt's interest in the Medora area.

3. What is the purpose of Brave Companions?

4. What is the perspective of the Brooklyn Bridge legacy found in "The Treasure from the Carpentry Shop?"

5. What was the career path of naturalist Louis Agassiz that leads him from Switzerland to America?

6. What is Remington's position on the civilizing of the West and how does he express it?

7. Explain how the drawings are crafted.

8. What is Agassiz' teaching style at Harvard?

9. What are the major impediments to building the Panama Railroad?

10. What is notable about Humboldt and Bonpland's work relating vegetation to elevations?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the life and career of Louis Agassiz. What was his background? What were his personal and professional motivations? For what is he best remembered?

Essay Topic 2

Charles Lindbergh lost some popularity in America when he went to Germany prior to World War II and then took an isolationist position related to war with Germany. What does it mean to take an isolationist position? Why were many Americans disheartened to learn of Lindbergh's position on the subject of war with Germany?

Essay Topic 3

McCullough has friends in both the writer, Conrad Richter, and the photographer, David Plowden. What similarities do Richter and Plowden share in their personal philosophies? In their work? Why would McCullough be drawn to both these men and their work? Explain.

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