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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the nicknames for the divisions in the Missouri Democratic Party?
(a) Hares and Turtles
(b) Donkeys and Elephants
(c) Goats and Rabbits
(d) Rats and Pigs

2. From what other state did most of the people settling Missouri migrate?
(a) New Mexico
(b) Texas
(c) Vermont
(d) Kentucky

3. How were Truman's ancestors related to the bushwhackers?
(a) Bess's marriage to Harry
(b) Through Uncle Harrison
(c) Through Jim Crow Chiles
(d) There was no connection

4. Whose photographs does Harry carry in his uniform pocket during the entire war?
(a) Bess, Mary Jane and his mother.
(b) His mother, Bess and another girlfriend
(c) His dog, his cat and Bess
(d) His father, his dog and Bess

5. Who was President of the USA during World War I?
(a) Harry S Truman
(b) Franklin Roosevelt
(c) John F. Kennedy
(d) Woodrow Wilson

Short Answer Questions

1. In the extended family of the Truman household, who disciplined Margaret?

2. When Harry was nine, his family moved to Independence. He met a girl at Sunday School and fell in love that lasted his whole life. Who was this girl?

3. What was the attitude of the townspeople of Independence towards people of color?

4. Although Harry writes many letters to Bess, he cannot master one art of good correspondence. What is it?

5. Who in Truman's family passes away in November of 1914?

(see the answer key)

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