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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What profession did Lyndon's father later aspire to?

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

5. What was Lyndon's most powerful characteristic at the job in #87?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What were some of the challenges of the farmers in the Texas Hill Country?

7. What was the ethnic issue in education in Texas?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Personal identity is an important theme in this book. Who were some of the people who had the strongest personalities? What were their personal codes? How did Lyndon measure up to these people? What was Lyndon's personal code? Or did he not have one? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Explain Lyndon Johnson during the time period covered in THE PATH TO POWER. What were his ultimate plans for his life? What was his personality? What behaviors were instilled in him that would make him a success in his later life?

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of struggle. Identify at least two instances about struggle in the book and then cite examples to support your answers.

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