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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Education and the Dream of Success.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On whose behalf did Johnson speak at a political gathering in Henley, Texas?
(a) Pat Neff.
(b) Willy Hopkins.
(c) Al Smith.
(d) Sam Johnson.

2. How is Sam Johnson described?
(a) Big and burly.
(b) Small.
(c) Thin.
(d) Sickly.

3. What kind of job did Johnson take between working for a lawyer and going to college in 1927?
(a) Road gang.
(b) Dishwasher.
(c) Farmhand.
(d) Auto mechanic.

4. When Johnson was working for a lawyer in 1926, where did he decide to go?
(a) Michigan.
(b) Washington, D.D.
(c) Massachusetts.
(d) Home to Texas.

5. Where was the college located where Johnson went in 1927?
(a) Central Texas.
(b) Southern California.
(c) Arizona.
(d) Northern Texas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What student organization was Johnson elected to be a member of in college?

2. What was Johnson's first job when he was a freshman in college?

3. What did Rebekah Baines pride herself on?

4. What event did Johnson attend in Houston in June, 1928?

5. Who helped Johnson prepare for his math entrance exams in his first semester in college?

(see the answer key)

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