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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the ten years from 1837-1847, the population of the Texas Hill Country grew from 40,000 to _______________.
(a) 140,000.
(b) 200,000.
(c) 50,000.
(d) 100,000.

2. Lyndon was notorious for _____________.
(a) sailing skills.
(b) his humor.
(c) deceit.
(d) public speaking.

3. What wrecked the terrain of the Texas Hill Country?
(a) Locusts.
(b) Blizzards.
(c) Droughts.
(d) Grazing animals.

4. What does the change in the Johnson household do to Lyndon?
(a) It makes him more sympathetic.
(b) It makes him shy and retiring.
(c) It makes him run away from home for good.
(d) It alters his respect for his parents.

5. What quality of his father's did Lyndon imitate?
(a) Leadership skills.
(b) Public speaking skills.
(c) Money management skills.
(d) Joke-telling skills.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was one of Sam and Eliza's children?

2. What happened when the Texas Hill Country was destroyed?

3. With what medical organization did Sam Johnson have conflict?

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

5. To which political party did Lyndon's father belong?

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