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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 did Johnson's public statement about the 84th Congress express when he returned from his three-month convalescence?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Anger.
(c) Frustration.
(d) Pride.

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

3. What was Johnson haunted by during his three-month convalescence at home in 1955?
(a) His father's death.
(b) His grandfather's expectations.
(c) His mother's health.
(d) Childhood fear of paralysis.

4. Who was Johnson visiting on the July Fourth weekend when he got sick in 1955?
(a) Harry Bryd.
(b) George and Herman Brown.
(c) Hubert Humphrey.
(d) Richard Russell.

5. What did Johnson's Republican opponent accuse him of in the election for Senator in "The Making of a Politician"?
(a) Lying about campaign promises.
(b) Stealing campaign materials.
(c) Padding his political record.
(d) Stuffing the ballot box.

Short Answer Questions

1. What executive office fills the role of President of the Senate?

2. What word did Johnson's mother often scrawl on the outside of letters to her son?

3. Where was Lyndon Johnson born?

4. Why did Johnson decide to become a politician?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What story of his grandmother did his grandfather often tell Johnson?

2. How did Johnson thwart the political power of the Black Stars?

3. Describe how Johnson got elected to Congress through a special election.

4. Describe Johnson's relationship with his mother, Rebekah.

5. What were the Black Stars at San Marcos College?

6. Why was Johnson uncertain about running for the office of US Senator?

7. What was Johnson accused of after he won the Senate seat?

8. What was Johnson's reaction to being asked to be Kennedy's vice-president?

9. How did Johnson learn as much as he could about Congress when he first arrived as a Legislative Secretary?

10. Why did Johnson feel uncomfortable in the Kennedy White House?

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