2. Although Harry writes many letters to Bess, he cannot master one art of good correspondence. What is it?
(a) Good grammar
(b) Good spelling
(c) Good penmanship
(d) Finding the correct pen

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

4. What was General Order Number 11?
(a) Government decree that people in Missour could not vote
(b) Government decree that all women should wear hats
(c) Union Army decree that all persons in Missouri who could not prove their loyalty to the Union would have to leave Missouri.
(d) Union Army decree that all Missouri farmers commit 50% of their crop to the army

5. In later years, how does Harry describe his childhood?
(a) filled with poverty and need
(b) He could not remember his chidlhood
(c) The happiest imaginable
(d) One misery after another

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Why does Harry Truman leave his job in Kansas City?

3. Why is Chapter 2 entitled "Model Boy?"

4. Where was Harry S Truman born?

5. What are the names of Harry's brother and sister?

(see the answer key)

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