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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 afflictions did Harry have in childhood?
(a) Nearsightedness and diphtheria
(b) Speech impediment and runny nose
(c) Diarrhea and farsightedness
(d) Allergies

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

3. What was the most common method of travel for settlers in the 1800s to take to Independence?
(a) Interstate Highway
(b) Railway
(c) Canoe
(d) Steamboat

4. In November of 1930, something happened to Margaret Truman. What was it?
(a) She had a baby
(b) Someone stole her purse
(c) She met her future husband
(d) Someone attempted to kidnap her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Harry Truman's ancestors were predominantly of what heritage?

2. From what other state did most of the people settling Missouri migrate?

3. How did Bess Wallace's father die?

4. What epidemics decimated the families in Independence during the years of 1851-1854?

5. What political party did Harry, his father, and most of the adults in Independence belong to?

(see the answer key)

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