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

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

3. When was the organization in #25 established?
(a) The early 20th century.
(b) The mid 1900s.
(c) The mid 1800s.
(d) The late 19th century.

4. To what job was Lyndon promoted?
(a) Hospital Administrator.
(b) Vice President of Finance.
(c) Principal.
(d) Civil Engineer.

5. What was Lyndon's father's name?
(a) James.
(b) Sam.
(c) True.
(d) Baines.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Lyndon get his middle name--Baines?

2. What was one of Sam Johnson's greatest assets?

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

4. Into what organization was the organization in #25 eventually absorbed?

5. Who was one of Sam and Eliza's children?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the personality characteristics of the Buntons?

2. Why was Lyndon made principal of the school where he taught?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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