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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. What did Rebekah Baines pride herself on?
(a) Her managerial style.
(b) Commitment to education and civillity.
(c) Her artwork.
(d) Her hard work.

2. How long was Johnson's train journey at the end of "Education and the Dream of Success"?
(a) Six days.
(b) Two days.
(c) One day.
(d) One week.

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

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

5. What word did Johnson's mother often scrawl on the outside of letters to her son?
(a) Discipline.
(b) Love.
(c) Ambition.
(d) Mizpah.

Short Answer Questions

1. What full-time job did Johnson take with a criminal lawyer in the mid-1920s?

2. What school was Johnson teaching in when he received a call from Richard Kleberg?

3. What did Johnson's grandfather unlock with a gold key in his study?

4. How many children did his mother still have at home when Johnson went off to college?

5. Who is Rebekah Baines?

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