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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom did Lyndon carry on a daily correspondence?
(a) His best friend.
(b) His father.
(c) His brother.
(d) His mother.

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

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

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

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

6. Who was offering Lyndon the opportunity for a secure financial future?
(a) His mother.
(b) A professor.
(c) An employer.
(d) An older man.

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

8. How old was Lyndon when his family's dynamic changed?
(a) 13.
(b) 18.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

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

10. What happened when the Texas Hill Country was destroyed?
(a) The locusts ate everything.
(b) The grass grew tall.
(c) The sun scorched the clay.
(d) The hills washed away.

11. What nationality of students did Lyndon teach?
(a) German.
(b) Irish.
(c) English.
(d) Mexican.

12. To which political party did Lyndon's father belong?
(a) The Independent Party.
(b) The People's Party.
(c) The Democratic Party.
(d) The Republican Party.

13. Lyndon was adept at _______________.
(a) adoring his superiors.
(b) tutoring other students.
(c) writing theme papers.
(d) playing football.

14. 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.

15. What element was a great moneymaker for Texas in the first part of the 20th century?
(a) Sulphur.
(b) Cattle.
(c) Oil.
(d) Coal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lyndon's mother was ___________________________ in the Texas Hill Country.

2. From what state did Lyndon come?

3. Where did Lyndon live while working in the town in #88?

4. Which Bunton was Lyndon's most notable ancestor?

5. What organization did the Buntons establish?

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