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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator, what was Boone's emotional state when he lived alone in the wilderness for three months?
(a) Ecstasy.
(b) Fear.
(c) Worry.
(d) Exhilaration.

2. Who raises Sam Houston during the early years of his life?
(a) The Cherokee.
(b) The Abnaki.
(c) The Tuscaloosa.
(d) The Winnebago.

3. What adjective does the narrator use to describe Boone's character?
(a) Temperamental.
(b) Mild.
(c) Strong.
(d) Brave.

4. Why does Williams say that it is "water from a spring" to talk to M?
(a) Because M lives near a spring.
(b) Because M likes the rain in the spring.
(c) Because M is always so cheerful.
(d) Because M uses such original language.

5. How does Jones feel about the battle?
(a) He says that it is necessary.
(b) He says that it is exciting.
(c) He says that it is horrifying.
(d) He says that it is beautiful.

6. Who does the narrator say was the only American ever to see General Washington in a towering rage?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Benjamin Franklin.
(c) General Lee.
(d) Aaron Burr.

7. When does Houston defeat Santa Ana?
(a) During World War I.
(b) During the battle for Texan independence.
(c) During the Civil War.
(d) During the Revolutionary War.

8. What category of people does Williams say that Houston fits into?
(a) Those who tread water their entire lives.
(b) Those who never struggle or try to succeed.
(c) Those who come up from under.
(d) Those who go under and then drown.

9. Who is the narrator for the first part of "Poor Richard"?
(a) An American Indian.
(b) William Carlos Williams.
(c) An average American.
(d) Benjamin Franklin.

10. What famous ship does Williams say that a slave ship is the counterpart to?
(a) The Bon Homme Richard.
(b) The Mayflower.
(c) The Serapis.
(d) The Santa Maria.

11. What feature does Williams say most shapes Edgar Allen Poe's work?
(a) His religion.
(b) His education.
(c) His ancestry.
(d) His locality.

12. Which of the following adjectives best describes the narrator's experience of Paris?
(a) Productive.
(b) Peaceful.
(c) Disquieting.
(d) Disorienting.

13. How does the narrator say that Puritans viewed the Indian?
(a) As an unformed Puritan.
(b) As a savage devil.
(c) As a fellow Christian.
(d) As a degenerate.

14. What does Houston do after he resigns as Governor of Tennessee?
(a) He decides to go back to school.
(b) He settled down on a homestead and built a house.
(c) He goes West to explore.
(d) He joins the Indians who had been relocated to Arkansas.

15. Why does Williams feel that women especially appreciated Burr?
(a) Burr treated women with respect and wanted them to be free.
(b) Burr was extremely handsome and dashing.
(c) Burr was well-educated and had a distinguished military record.
(d) Burr did not care about religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Daniel Boone different from other settlers, according to the narrator?

2. How does the narrator describe George Washington's character at the beginning of "George Washington"?

3. Why does Franklin recommend against trying to make money in America through manufacturing?

4. Which Founding Father refers to Aaron Burr as dangerous?

5. What does the narrator say was the place where Washington most liked to be?

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