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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. The Buntons were known for _____________.

2. What field had Texas not permitted in its medical association until Sam Johnson fought for it?

3. What was the grassy part of the state in #10 called?

4. Sam Johnson was said to be _____________________.

5. What was Sam Johnson if favor of raising taxes on?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What was the agenda of the People's Party?

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

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

10. What was the nature of Lyndon's father, Sam's, political leanings?

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 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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the cultural climate in America in the 1930s and why the time was right for Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal. What were the basic tenets of the New Deal? Why was Lyndon opposed to the New Deal? Why did he grudgingly support the New Deal? Explain.

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