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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How were Sam and Lyndon's marriages characterized?
(a) They got everything they wanted in marriage and in their lives.
(b) They learned to adapt to marriage the best they could.
(c) They divorced after early marriages.
(d) They were reasonably happy but did not marry their first choice.

3. Who was one of Sam and Eliza's children?
(a) Lyndon Johnson's mother.
(b) Lyndon Johnson.
(c) Lyndon Johnson's father.
(d) Tex Johnson.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the organization in #25 established?

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

3. What was Lyndon's demeanor toward those beneath him?

4. What did Rebekah refuse to do one day until Lyndon was named?

5. What the people loved most about Sam Johson was __________________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How old was Lyndon when he was named and what forced the issue to determine his name?

2. What were two major impediments to young people getting an education in Texas?

3. In the Introduction, what does the author say about Lyndon Johnson's professional relationship with a man who could change his financial future?

4. What was one of Sam Johnson's greatest qualities and what was his greatest legislative success?

5. What was Sam Johnson's position on taxing the sulphur mines?

6. What were some of the challenges of the farmers in the Texas Hill Country?

7. Why had neither the Spanish nor the Mexicans developed the Texas Hill Country?

8. What quirky behavior did little Lyndon exhibit during this challenging time for his parents?

9. How did little Lyndon respond to the downturn in his parents' financial situation?

10. What were the personality characteristics of the Buntons?

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