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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was a notable quirk of Lyndon's as a child?
(a) He could do magic tricks.
(b) He was good at telling jokes.
(c) He had a photographic memory.
(d) He ran away a lot.

2. How many children did Sam Ealy Johnson and Eliza Bunton Johnson have?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

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

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

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

6. At what type of job did Lyndon earn a good living?
(a) Mining.
(b) Ranching.
(c) Farming.
(d) Teaching.

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

8. Sam Johnson's political interest supported _____________.
(a) fishermen.
(b) railroads.
(c) bankers.
(d) farmers.

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

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

11. What was Lyndon's demeanor toward those beneath him?
(a) Helpful.
(b) Irritated.
(c) A bully.
(d) Sympathetic.

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

13. What was rare about Lyndon's mother living in the 19th century?
(a) She was a suffragette.
(b) She ran her own business.
(c) She was a nurse.
(d) She was college educated.

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

15. Where is Sam Johnson working in Chapter 6?
(a) A local bank.
(b) An oil company.
(c) The railroad.
(d) The Texas legislature.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what town did Lyndon work?

2. What was the name of the political group that emerged in the Texas Hill Country?

3. Who was a lobbyist for the mine owners?

4. From what state did Lyndon come?

5. What wrecked the terrain of the Texas Hill Country?

(see the answer keys)

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