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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. In what business did the person in #133 work?

2. What role did Lyndon fill for Congressman Klerberg?

3. What government program did Lyndon not embrace fully?

4. On what committee did Lyndon get a position?

5. To Lyndon, knowing important people meant those having money or _______________ or both.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Lyndon perceived as being insincere?

2. What was Lyndon's position on FDR's New Deal?

3. Whose death cleared an opening for Lyndon?

4. Why was handling the mail such an important task for Lyndon while serving as Klerberg's secretary?

5. What were some of Sam Rayburn's physical and personality traits?

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

7. Why was Alice Glass interested in Lyndon?

8. What was Longlea and who presided over the estate?

9. Who was the "lost generation" and how did Eleanor Roosevelt champion their cause?

10. Who was Charles Marsh and what was Lyndon's professional relationship with him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Lyndon 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

Ambition takes on an almost human persona in this book. What was the source of Lyndon's ambitions? Was he consumed with winning and getting ahead? What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the impact that Lyndon's childhood had on him as an adult. What did it mean to be the son of a legislator-turned-farmer in the early 20th century in Texas? What stigmas did Lyndon live with for his entire life? How did Lyndon leverage his ancestry to carve out a political career for himself?

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