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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. Where did Lyndon live while working in the town in #88?

2. Why had neither the Spanish nor the Mexicans tried to tame the Texas Hill Country?

3. To which political party did Lyndon's father belong?

4. How were Sam and Lyndon's marriages characterized?

5. Sam Johnson's political interest supported _____________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How old was Lyndon when he was named and what forced the issue to determine his name?

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

4. What were two major impediments to young people getting an education in Texas?

5. 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?

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

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

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

9. What were the personality characteristics of the Buntons?

10. What does the author say were the characteristics of ranchers in the Texas Hill Country?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Rebekah Johnson. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were some of her negative characteristics? What were her hopes and fears? What motivated her throughout her life?

Essay Topic 2

What impact did Lyndon's estranged relationship with his father have on Lyndon's life? What emotional wounds did Lyndon suffer? How did the strained relationship with his father affect Lyndon's relationships with other people? State your opinion.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the role of women in the rural Texas in the early twentieth century. What precedents did they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions did they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century women do not have? What belief system about Southern women was evident in Rebekah and later on, Lady Bird? Explain.

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