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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What shone through the ruined landscape of the Texas Hill Country?
(a) Limestone.
(b) Gold.
(c) Granite.
(d) Diamonds.

2. What were the hills made of in the area in #10?
(a) Clay.
(b) Loam.
(c) Limestone.
(d) Granite.

3. What was rare about Lyndon's mother living in the 19th century?
(a) She was a suffragette.
(b) She was a nurse.
(c) She ran her own business.
(d) She was college educated.

4. What was the grassy part of the state in #10 called?
(a) Hill Country.
(b) The Grasslands.
(c) The Prairie.
(d) The Great Plains.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Lyndon's interest in the area in #55 was attributed to ______________.

2. What was Lyndon's father's profession?

3. What was a key to surviving in the Texas Hill Country?

4. Profits dropped so low for the group in #27 that they could not afford to buy _____________.

5. What was prohibitive to many about getting an education?

(see the answer key)

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