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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

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) 200 acres.
(c) 50 acres.
(d) 500 acres.

2. What was the name of the political group in the South which did not follow the white-supremacist political route?
(a) The Populists.
(b) The Independents.
(c) The Libertarians.
(d) The Republicans.

3. What animals did the Johnson Buntons bring to the Texas Hill Country?
(a) Horses.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Pigs.
(d) Cattle.

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

5. How long after the animals in #20 were brought to the Texas Hill Country did the landscape deteriorate?
(a) Five years.
(b) Two summers.
(c) Six months.
(d) Three years.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, ambition and big ideas can lead to ________________.

2. For what physical quality are the Bunton men known?

3. How old was Lyndon Johnson when the author wrote about him in the Introduction?

4. How was the complexion of the Buntons described?

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

(see the answer key)

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