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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. James Franklin was jailed for how long for not revealing a source?

2. After Franklin completed the task sought of him, what did the new employer do?

3. What problem was it Josiah cited why Franklin could not set up his own print shop upon his return from Philadelphia?

4. What did the co-worker who helped Franklin do when he was able to set up shop?

5. Franklin dated and nearly married a woman, until her family forbade their courtship when they decided what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What relationship did Franklin establish with Deborah Read?

2. How did Franklin track his surname?

3. How did Franklin nearly come to stay in London just before his departure for America?

4. What did Franklin confess he would have done regarding the details of his story but lacked the talent to accomplish?

5. What did Franklin and a co-worker named Hugh Meredith arrange to do?

6. What problem did Franklin encounter with a community beer till at Watt's?

7. What were the advantages of Franklin being a member of JUNTO?

8. How did Franklin end up in Philadelphia the first time?

9. What did Franklin explain to his son, William, in his opening?

10. What did Franklin discover had happened to Miss Read during his 18-month absence?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was the most significant contribution Franklin made to his nation or its citizens in terms of the multiple roles he was in? What placed this one above his others?

Essay Topic 2

Franklin began his autobiography with a letter to his son, William. What were the various reasons that he provided William for writing his work? How did he explain he would approach his recollection? What were the factors he offered as to why he would approach it in this fashion?

Essay Topic 3

What was significant about Franklin's experimentation with electricity? What electrical discoveries did he make? What electrical inventions was he responsible for?

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