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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 & 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did few Texans get an education?
(a) They died at an early age.
(b) The children were needed to work at home.
(c) They saw no value in book learning.
(d) There were no established schools.

2. Sam Johnson was said to be _____________________.
(a) crooked as the day was long.
(b) a prince of a guy.
(c) straight as a shingle.
(d) a man's man.

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

4. How old was Lyndon Johnson when the author wrote about him in the Introduction?
(a) His teens.
(b) 63.
(c) 45.
(d) Early thirties.

5. The Buntons were known for _____________.
(a) stinginess.
(b) big thinking.
(c) lewd behavior.
(d) being greedy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what did Lyndon show interest as a boy?

2. What were the hills made of in the area in #10?

3. Sam Johnson's political interest supported _____________.

4. What was Lyndon known for being at his college?

5. What lessons did Lyndon's mother teach to other people?

(see the answer key)

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