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

2. Who did Sam Johnson fight for for entry into the organization in #67?

3. Where is Sam Johnson working in Chapter 6?

4. What was part of the Sam Johnson identity?

5. What color eyes did the Buntons have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were some of Lyndon's characteristics when he began interacting in the working world?

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

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

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

5. Who was John Wheeler Bunton and for what was he famous?

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

7. In the Introduction, what does the author say about Lyndon Johnson's professional relationship with a man who could change his financial future?

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Sam Johnson. What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were some of his negative characteristics? What were his hopes and fears? What motivated him throughout his 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 men in the early 20th century when Johnson and his colleagues were coming of age. What precedents did they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions did they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century men do not?

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