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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Lyndon known for being at his college?
(a) The fastest runner.
(b) The best debater.
(c) The biggest liar.
(d) The most handsome.

2. What was one of the jobs of the farmhands on the Johnson farm?
(a) To find Lyndon when he went missing.
(b) To take Lyndon to school.
(c) To help Lyndon with his homework.
(d) To chaperone on Lyndon's dates.

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

4. Lyndon's mother was ___________________________ in the Texas Hill Country.
(a) the most beautiful woman.
(b) the best public speaker.
(c) the most highly literate woman.
(d) the best woman gunsmith.

5. What was the context of the laws in #69?
(a) Equal rights for all people.
(b) Minimum wages for all workers.
(c) Voting rights for women.
(d) The advertising and sales of oil.

6. What profession did Lyndon's father later aspire to?
(a) Editor.
(b) Banker.
(c) Politician.
(d) Lawyer.

7. What was a prominent nationality of a school in Texas?
(a) Italian.
(b) English.
(c) Russian.
(d) German.

8. In what did Lyndon show interest as a boy?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Railroads.
(c) Politics.
(d) Medicine.

9. Which of the following was a character attribute of the Buntons?
(a) Meek temperament.
(b) Fiery temperament.
(c) Sullen demeanor.
(d) Retiring manners.

10. What was the profession of the Bunton Johnsons?
(a) Ranchers.
(b) Farmers.
(c) Educators.
(d) Bankers.

11. Lyndon's interest in the area in #55 was attributed to ______________.
(a) his Bunton ancestors.
(b) his superior intelligence.
(c) growing up as an only child.
(d) his interest in animals.

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

13. What did Lyndon's mother shy away from?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Loud boys.
(c) Dances.
(d) The sun.

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

15. Profits dropped so low for the group in #27 that they could not afford to buy _____________.
(a) livestock.
(b) implements.
(c) seed.
(d) offices.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What was Lyndon's most powerful characteristic at the job in #87?

4. Which group was the organization in #25 established to help?

5. Where did Lyndon get his middle name--Baines?

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