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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was one of Sam Johnson's greatest assets?
(a) He could stand alone.
(b) He had a great sense of humor.
(c) He was very generous.
(d) He was a visionary.

3. How old was Lyndon Johnson when the author wrote about him in the Introduction?
(a) His teens.
(b) 45.
(c) Early thirties.
(d) 63.

4. What was Sam Johnson's greatest legislative success?
(a) Civil Rights Laws.
(b) Blue Sky Laws.
(c) Voting Laws.
(d) Minimum Wage Laws.

5. 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 ran away a lot.
(d) He had a photographic memory.

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

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

8. What was Lyndon's most powerful characteristic at the job in #87?
(a) He was an engineering genius.
(b) He has great scientific instincts.
(c) He cared about people.
(d) He had artistic sensibilities.

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

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

11. What color eyes did the Buntons have?
(a) Green.
(b) Hazel.
(c) Blue.
(d) Dark brown.

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

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

14. What characteristic of Lyndon's was the author ignorant of before writing this book?
(a) Humor.
(b) Generosity.
(c) Ruthlessness.
(d) Diplomacy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Lyndon when he was named?

2. Lyndon was adept at _______________.

3. During the time of his family's upheaval, Lyndon transformed into ___________________.

4. How many children did Sam Ealy Johnson and Eliza Bunton Johnson have?

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

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