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

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

3. Into what organization was the organization in #25 eventually absorbed?
(a) The Republican Party.
(b) The Independent Party.
(c) The Socialist Party.
(d) The Democratic Party.

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

5. What was part of the Sam Johnson identity?
(a) He was very shy and retiring.
(b) He would never back down from a fight.
(c) He stood up for common people.
(d) He had a fierce temper.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what job was Lyndon promoted?

2. Lyndon's interest in the area in #55 was attributed to ______________.

3. With whom was Lyndon comfortable meeting?

4. What shone through the ruined landscape of the Texas Hill Country?

5. What was a prominent nationality of a school in Texas?

Short Essay Questions

1. What unusual habit did the young Lyndon have and how did it involve farm hands and others associated with the family?

2. In addition to the People's Party, what other two political groups were eventually absorbed into the Democratic Party?

3. What was the significance of the town of Cotulla in Lyndon's life?

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

5. What are the physical characteristics of the Bunton side of Lyndon's ancestry?

6. What noticeable trait of Sam's did little Lyndon pick up during the time of the family's setback?

7. What was Lyndon's formal name and for whom was he named?

8. What is the significance of the title of Chapter 9--The Rich Man's Daughter?

9. What happened after the Bunton Johnsons brought cattle to the Texas Hill Country?

10. What professions did Lyndon's father, Sam, have over the years?

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