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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 form of disobedience did Lyndon show every day?
(a) He would cast off his shoes.
(b) He would set fires in the town.
(c) He would play hookey.
(d) He would steal other kids' lunches.

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

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

4. Why had neither the Spanish nor the Mexicans tried to tame the Texas Hill Country?
(a) It was desert.
(b) It was too hilly.
(c) It was too beautiful to tame.
(d) It was very resistant.

5. What was one of the reasons Lyndon was promoted to the position in #92?
(a) He asked for the job.
(b) He went to Harvard.
(c) He was the only one who accepted.
(d) He was a man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of another political group that became popular during this time?

2. What was Lyndon known for being at his college?

3. How much land did the Bunton family still own in the Hill Country of Texas at the time this book was written?

4. Who was offering Lyndon the opportunity for a secure financial future?

5. What was the grassy part of the state in #10 called?

Short Essay Questions

1. Sam Johnson was able to stand his ground on a position and one case in particular was to his credit. What was the nature of the case of optometrists in Texas?

2. Where did John Wheeler Bunton settle and how did he and his wife struggle to keep their land?

3. What obstacles did Lyndon's mother, Rebekah, have in living in rural Texas?

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

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

6. What were the personality characteristics of the Buntons?

7. What was one of Sam Johnson's characteristics while working in the Texas legislature?

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

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

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

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