View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What nationality of students did Lyndon teach?
(a) English.
(b) Irish.
(c) Mexican.
(d) German.

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

5. What was the name of the political group that emerged in the Texas Hill Country?
(a) The Socialist Texas Society.
(b) The Texas Republicans.
(c) The People's Party.
(d) The Alamo Society.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the change in the Johnson household do to Lyndon?

2. Lyndon's mother and father shared an interest in _____________.

3. Profits dropped so low for the group in #27 that they could not afford to buy _____________.

4. Lyndon was adept at _______________.

5. Of what was the author ignorant when embarking on writing this book?

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

3. How did the author describe the Texas Hill Country?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What were the personality characteristics of the Buntons?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 962 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample