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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 - 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much land did the Bunton family still own in the Hill Country of Texas at the time this book was written?
(a) 1,000 acres.
(b) 50 acres.
(c) 200 acres.
(d) 500 acres.

2. What was Lyndon's most powerful characteristic at the job in #87?
(a) He cared about people.
(b) He has great scientific instincts.
(c) He was an engineering genius.
(d) He had artistic sensibilities.

3. Who was Lyndon's wife?
(a) Lady Bird.
(b) Linda Bird.
(c) Loretta.
(d) Lucinda.

4. What government program did Lyndon not embrace fully?
(a) Minimum Wage Laws.
(b) The New Deal.
(c) Civil Rights.
(d) Women's Right to Vote.

5. What was Sam Johnson's greatest legislative success?
(a) Minimum Wage Laws.
(b) Voting Laws.
(c) Civil Rights Laws.
(d) Blue Sky Laws.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was a lobbyist for the mine owners?

2. What characteristic of Lyndon's was the author ignorant of before writing this book?

3. What shone through the ruined landscape of the Texas Hill Country?

4. Where did Lyndon live while working in the town in #88?

5. How were Sam and Lyndon's marriages characterized?

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