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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. Which Senior Senator from Texas died, freeing up a seat Lyndon coveted?
(a) Albert Hall.
(b) Morris Sheppard.
(c) Philip Stanton.
(d) Edward Morrissey.

2. How many aides did Lyndon have while working for Congressman Klerberg?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

3. What was the predominant crop in the Texas Hill Country?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Soybeans.
(d) Corn.

4. What utility is the topic in Chapter 27, "The Sad Irons"?
(a) Gas.
(b) Oil.
(c) Electricity.
(d) Water.

5. In what manner did Lyndon serve toward superiors?
(a) Arrogant.
(b) Servile.
(c) Haughty.
(d) Superior.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Sam Rayburn's support important for Lyndon?

2. What was a decent middle class salary in the 1940s?

3. Lyndon's work on the dam with ________________ solidified a political partnership.

4. Who especially hated FDR in Texas?

5. Who is the assistant that Lyndon gets appointed to a permanent position in a statewide agency?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Lyndon leverage his position as Congressman Klerberg's secretary?

2. Why was Alice Glass interested in Lyndon?

3. Even though the New Deal helped people in the Texas Hill Country, they still had problems. Name two examples of the challenges faced by people in this time.

4. What was Lyndon's level of support of the New Deal after he got out of the military?

5. Although Lyndon wrote letters in the DCCC trying to show humility, what was the underlying purpose of the missives?

6. How did Lyndon make further career inroads by establishing friendships with people in Washington?

7. How did Lyndon court important people to help him politically?

8. What problem did Lyndon face when he wanted to assume the Senate seat of the deceased Texas Senarot, Morris Sheppard?

9. What was the Little Congress and how did Lyndon revive it?

10. How did the Buchanan Dam project help Lyndon gain needed publicity?

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