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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What dynamic occurs in the Sam Johnson household?
(a) A move to Maine.
(b) A death of a child.
(c) An adopted child.
(d) A downturn in finances.

3. Which group was the organization in #25 established to help?
(a) Miners.
(b) Bankers.
(c) Farmers.
(d) Ranchers.

4. Sam Johnson was said to be _____________________.
(a) straight as a shingle.
(b) a man's man.
(c) a prince of a guy.
(d) crooked as the day was long.

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

6. Sam and Lyndon had both wanted to marry which girl in town?
(a) The kindest girl.
(b) The most beautiful girl.
(c) The rich man's daughter.
(d) The smartest girl.

7. During the time of his family's upheaval, Lyndon transformed into ___________________.
(a) a junior dictator.
(b) a helpless child.
(c) a genius.
(d) a good helper.

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

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

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

11. What was the name of another political group that became popular during this time?
(a) The Nationalists.
(b) The Alliance.
(c) The Whigs.
(d) The Tories.

12. Lyndon's mother and father shared an interest in _____________.
(a) law.
(b) religion.
(c) politics.
(d) art.

13. What was a key to surviving in the Texas Hill Country?
(a) Building sod houses.
(b) Learning how to rotate crops.
(c) Installing irrigation.
(d) Understanding the Comanche people.

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

15. Who was a lobbyist for the mine owners?
(a) Roger Bush.
(b) Roy Miller.
(c) Spencer Baines.
(d) James McCall.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sam Johnson's political interest supported _____________.

2. How long after the animals in #20 were brought to the Texas Hill Country did the landscape deteriorate?

3. How old was Lyndon when his family's dynamic changed?

4. According to Chapter 6, who is "The Best Man I Ever Knew?"

5. Lyndon was notorious for _____________.

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