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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Lyndon get his middle name--Baines?
(a) It was Rebekah's father's name.
(b) It was Sam's best friend's name.
(c) It was Sam's father's name.
(d) It was Rebekah's maiden name.

2. Of what was the author ignorant when embarking on writing this book?
(a) Lyndon's family tree.
(b) Lyndon's academic excellence.
(c) Lyndon's unpleasant traits.
(d) Lyndon's political deals.

3. In what town did Lyndon work?
(a) El Paso.
(b) Dallas.
(c) LaSalle.
(d) Cotulla.

4. What was Lyndon's father's name?
(a) Sam.
(b) True.
(c) Baines.
(d) James.

5. What lessons did Lyndon's mother teach to other people?
(a) Sewing.
(b) Elocution.
(c) Canning.
(d) Spanish.

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

7. What organization did the Buntons establish?
(a) The John Birch Society.
(b) The American Red Cross.
(c) Philosophical Society of Texas.
(d) The Ku Klux Klan.

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

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

10. Why had neither the Spanish nor the Mexicans tried to tame the Texas Hill Country?
(a) It was desert.
(b) It was too hilly.
(c) It was very resistant.
(d) It was too beautiful to tame.

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

12. What was Lyndon's father's profession?
(a) Rancher.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Preacher.
(d) Salesman.

13. To what job was Lyndon promoted?
(a) Civil Engineer.
(b) Vice President of Finance.
(c) Hospital Administrator.
(d) Principal.

14. The Johnsons were as ambitious as the Buntons but lacked ________________.
(a) pragmitism.
(b) financing.
(c) friends.
(d) manners.

15. What is one notable thing about the person in #13?
(a) He was President of the U.S.
(b) He was a famous artist.
(c) He was a great scientist.
(d) He was an Indian fighter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What field had Texas not permitted in its medical association until Sam Johnson fought for it?

2. Lyndon was adept at _______________.

3. Lyndon was notorious for _____________.

4. What element was a great moneymaker for Texas in the first part of the 20th century?

5. What color eyes did the Buntons have?

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